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No sign of oil spill after Gulf platform fire
9/02/2010 03:10:26 PMAP – Boats are seen spraying water on an oil and gas platform that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the … Gulf oil platform explodes off La. coast Video Link Video:Gibbs: No one killed in oil platform blast AP Video Link Video:Rig Explosion Impact CNBC By ALAN SAYRE, Associated Press Writer Alan Sayre, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 4 mins agoNEW ORLEANS, La. – The Coast Guard is saying there are no immediate signs of a spill from an oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in the second such disaster in the Gulf in less than five months. The Coast Guard initially reported an oil sheen a mile long and 100 feet wide had begun to spread from the site of the fire, about 200 miles west of the site of BP's massive spill. But officials said at a Thursday afternoon news conference that boats at the platform have not seen any oil sheen. Other popular Yahoo! stories: â?¢ Paris Hilton faces Vegas hotel ban after scandal | Photo: See her mugshot â?¢ How Barack Obama Became Mr. Unpopular â?¢ Seven spending tips from frugal billionaires Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter, become a fan on FacebookSearch Google for this story. |
