At Least Two Dead in Oil Rig Fire Off Gulf Coast
Coast Guard officials say they are investigating a fire at an oil drilling platform off the coast of Louisiana that has killed at least two workers.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Carlos Vega told CBS News that the fire, which has been put out, was the result of an oil rig explosion approximately 20 nautical miles southeast of Grand Isle, La.
Source: CBS News. Read full article. (link)
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