Deepwater Horizon Fire Video
An explosion at Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling platform, 50 miles away from Louisiana’s coast, left seven workers seriously injured and 11 others missing on Tuesday. The oil rig was nevertheless burning Wednesday morning.
Most of the 126 workers escaped the rig explosion and authorities are browsing the Gulf of Mexico for lifeboats.
A spokesman from Deepwater stated the trigger with the explosion is unfamiliar and Coast Guard environmental teams are waiting to evaluate any environmental harm.
