Natural Gas Pipeline Off Mexican Coast Catches Fire Underwater
The company that owns the pipeline says it has contained the subsurface blaze.
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A natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire below the surface of the ocean Friday, igniting in a dramatic display that seemed impossible to the naked eye. Pemex, the company that owns the Ku-Maloob-Zaap offshore platform, says it has contained the subsurface blaze. According to a company statement, the fire began around 5:15 a.m. local time and required five-and-a-half hours to subdue. No one was injured, and no one needed to be evacuated from the nearby platform. The cause of the incident has not been determined.
🚨 Sobre el incendio registrado en aguas del Golfo de México, en la Sonda de Campeche, a unos metros de la plataforma Ku-Charly (dentro del Activo Integral de Producción Ku Maloob Zaap)
— Manuel Lopez San Martin (@MLopezSanMartin) July 2, 2021
Tres barcos han apoyado para sofocar las llamas pic.twitter.com/thIOl8PLQo
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