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2 Dead As Oil Rig Explodes Off Louisiana Coast
Friday, November 16, 2012 9:41
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The U.S. Coast Guard in New Orleans confirms that a fire has erupted in a Gulf oil rig off the Louisiana coast, KHOU-TV reported.
The Houston TV station said an early report indicated that two people are dead and two are missing in fire.
Four people were sent to the hospital, according to a company spokesman, KHOU reported.
There were no initial reports of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico from the fire.
A company spokesman said four people had been sent to the hospital, the TV station reported.
A spokesman says the Coast Guard had activated a “command center” to investigate the incident.
WWL-TV reported that the offshore platform is located in the West Delta Block 32 off the coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Another unexplained explosion…not residue…several dead.