Two dead and one missing as fire breaks out on offshore oil platform in Mexico

Here’s what happened when a huge fire broke out on an oil rig in the Bay of Campeche in the Mexican gulf. Two people have been confirmed as dead while one person is still missing. 328 workers were working on the huge platform, 321 of which were safely evacuated from the site.

As you can see in the video, a colossal effort was made by nearby rescue emergency service boats to put the fire out.

Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), which is the company that runs the oil rig, have confirmed that all people affected by the incident will receive the appropriate and necessary care and support. “Regarding production, there is already a strategy to return quickly, so it will be reported how it will be done and in what time”, the general director of Pemex said.