Boats spray water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana, on Thursday.
Fire Extinguished On Gulf Oil Platform
()An investigation is under way to determine the cause of an explosion Thursday on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 people aboard the rig were found floating in the water and rescued. The Coast Guard said initial reports of an oil sheen on the water could not be confirmed.
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