Massive Fire On Pemex's Rig, One Of World's Largest Off-Shore Platforms, Kills 5

A fire at an offshore oil platform owned by Mexico's state-run company Pemex killed at least five people and injured six. A fire at an offshore oil platform owned by Mexico's state-run company Pemex killed at least five people and injured six. Reportedly, rescue operations are on for two people who are missing. The fire led to stoppage of work at 125 oil wells for which the platform provides electricity & gas. This comes six weeks after a gas leak in an underwater Pemex pipeline triggered a fire on the ocean's surface in the Gulf of Mexico. Both the blazes were linked to Pemex's most important oil development, Ku-Maloob-Zaap located in the Gulf of Mexico. Octavio Romero, company's chief executive denied that a lack of investment was to blame for the incidents, reported BBC. Watch the video to know more.

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