Fire Breaks Out in Gulf of Mexico Due to Reported Gas Pipeline Leak

 

A gas pipeline rupture led to fire breaking out in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday.

According to the Associated Press, state-owned oil company Pemex said a gas leak caused the fire at the Ku-Maloob-Zaap field, and that no one was injured.

The leak near dawn Friday occurred about 150 yards (meters) from a drilling platform. The company said it had brought the gas leak under control about five hours later.

Apparent video of the incident spread on Twitter:

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