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NEW ORLEANS At least 11 people were missing and seven injured after an explosion and fire at an oil drilling platform off the coast of Louisiana, the Coast Guard said Wednesday.
Most of the 126 people were believed to have escaped safely after the explosion at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Mike O'Berry said. It happened about 52 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip.
The rig was still burning Wednesday morning and was listing about 10 degrees, O'Berry said.
"It's burning pretty good and there's no estimate on when the fire will be put out," O'Berry said.
O'Berry said there were conflicting reports coming in but at least 11 and possibly as many as 15 were missing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100421/ap_on_bi_ge/us_louisiana_oil_rig_explosion
Most of the 126 people were believed to have escaped safely after the explosion at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Mike O'Berry said. It happened about 52 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana's tip.
The rig was still burning Wednesday morning and was listing about 10 degrees, O'Berry said.
"It's burning pretty good and there's no estimate on when the fire will be put out," O'Berry said.
O'Berry said there were conflicting reports coming in but at least 11 and possibly as many as 15 were missing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100421/ap_on_bi_ge/us_louisiana_oil_rig_explosion