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Coast Guard confirms oil platform fire
Updated: Wednesday, 26 Sep 2012, 7:20 PM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 26 Sep 2012, 7:20 PM CDT
TERREBONNE PARISH, La. (WALA) - The United States Coast Guard Sector New Orleans confirmed there was an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday.
The Coast Guard said they received a call about the incident around 10:20 a.m. at W&T Offshore Platform. The Coast Guard reports there were three workers on the platform that received minor injuries.
They estimate there was less than a barrel of oil spilled. They said spill created a light sheen about 600 yards long.
Coast Guard officials said they had the fire out by 2 p.m. and the situation is under control.
The fire is under investigation. The spill occurred about 35 miles off the shore of Terrebonne Parish.
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