Video: Fire Reported After Explosion at Pemex Oil Platform in Gulf of Mexico, Six Injured
21:36 GMT 22.08.2021 (Updated: 23:52 GMT 22.08.2021)
© Photo : Facebook / Código Veracruz Noticias
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This is not the first incident for the company in recent months. In early July, the company's underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico burst, followed by an underwater fire, which caused a mesmerizing sight dubbed the "eye of fire" by the media.
An explosion followed by fire occurred on Sunday at an oil platform of the Mexican oil company Pemex, six people were injured, local media reported.
Also, the media reported an alleged statement by the company operating the facility on fire, indicating that the cause was a bolt of lightning striking the ethylene tower.
#Pemex:All the media are spreading #misinformation about an explosion on the oil rig in #Pemex in the Gulf of #Mexico.
— 🌎 Sarwar 🌐 (@ferozwala) August 22, 2021
The cause was lightning that fell on an #ethylene tower causing a #fire.#Breaking pic.twitter.com/GVec6DskfZ
According to reports, the incident took place at a gas and crude oil distribution center for other oil facilities located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Campeche. A total of six injuries have been reported so far, but no specific damage to objects has been indicated at the moment.
This oil facility is reportedly a part of the Ku-Maloop Zaap complex. The workers were closing valves to prevent further damage to oil facilities.
Pemex did not immediately officially confirm that the explosion has occurred or provide additionial details on the incident. At first, the company told Sputnik that it has not yet prepared an official report on the incident.
In the meantime, Codigo Veracruz has shared a video of the incident in the gulf.
Así se observa desde otras instalaciones petroleras en la sonda de Campeche la conflagración en KU Alfa.
— Código Veracruz (@codigoveracruz) August 22, 2021
Hasta el momento se reportan seis lesionados en el centro de proceso.@Pemex#Explosión #plataforma #Kualfa #gas https://t.co/vZ82DGYSPV pic.twitter.com/7HLcaBKIZE
Ku-Maloob-Zaap is one of the world's largest offshore oil complexes.
An offshore undersea pipeline which caught fire at the Ku Maloob Zaap oil development region in the Gulf of Mexico in early July was also dubbed a "portal to hell" by social media users. The terrifying video rapidly went viral.
A blaze on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico resembling a large "eye of fire" has been brought under control, according to Mexico's state oil company Pemex. https://t.co/1eLHieAyWJ pic.twitter.com/ZP7OtC8QSE
— CNN (@CNN) July 3, 2021
According to Pemex, a Mexican state-owned corporation, the offshore pipeline that caught fire was later put out, claiming a gas leak in an underwater pipeline was the cause of the incident.
