Coast Guard: 2 injured in fire on platform in Gulf of Mexico
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A Coast Guard spokeswoman says two workers were injured when a fire broke out on an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Lexie Preston says 46 workers were evacuated from Shell International Ltd.'s Enchilada platform after the fire broke out early Wednesday. The platform is about 185 miles southwest of New Orleans.
A 54-year-old male suffered from flash burns and a concussion, and a 29-year-old male suffered from a sprained wrist and a concussion. Shell launched an emergency helicopter and medevaced both people and transferred them to the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston.
Shell says the platform was safely shut down. Preston says there were no reports of pollution in the area. Robinson says the fire was "under control."
There is report of a light sheen north of the Shell platform Enchilada.
BSEE and Coast Guard are jointly investigating the cause of the incident.