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If You Don’t Know! News & Politics Roundup: 32 Workers Die After Oil Platform Explosion, & More

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Thirty two workers have passed away due to an offshore oil platform that caught on fire in the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan on Saturday. The state’s energy company said the fire started when a gas pipeline on the platform was severely damaged due to strong winds. [Reuters] Leaders from 195 countries have come to an agreement on reducing […]

If You Don’t Know! News & Politics Roundup: 32 Workers Die After Oil Platform Explosion, & More

Déjà Vu All Over Again: Offshore Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico

Image: Google Maps Thankfully, No Deaths This Time An offshore oil platform exploded and caught fire today in the Gulf of Mexico. It is located about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site of BP’s massive oil spill. All 13 people who were on the rig were evacuated and only one was injured, reports the U.S. Coast Guard…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Déjà Vu All Over Again: Offshore Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico