18 killed in Mexican oil rig accident

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18

killed in Mexican oil rig accident

At

least 18 people were killed and seven went missing after a gas leak that forced

the evacuation of workers from an oil rig in the Gulf of

Mexico.

" The

number of workers who lost their lives so far is 18, " Petroleos Mexicanos

(Pemex) said in a statement, without indicating the cause of death.

It said

61 workers out of a total of 86 involved in the accident on the Usumacinta oil rig had been rescued.

No

details of how the workers were rescued, from the sea or the oil rig itself,

were provided.

" Rescue

operations continue in search of seven workers unaccounted for, " the

company added. Officials said eight helicopters and four ships from the Mexican

navy were combing the area for survivors.

The

accident occurred amid high winds and heavy seas when an oil-drilling rig hit a

platform.

Pemex

reported wind gusts of up to 130 kilometres per hour and waves of six to eight

metres at the time of the accident.

Oil spill

teams were heading to the accident area to stem the gas leak and clean up any

oil spill, officials said.

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Chirag Dedhia

044 – 07964561686

Student – MS Safety Engineering & Risk Management

University of Aberdeen,

UK

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