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At least four people were killed when a fire broke out early Wednesday on an oil platform belonging to Mexico’s state petroleum company Petroleos Mexicanos, the company said in a statement.
Colombo, Jun 2 (EFE/EPA).- A cargo ship with chemicals on board that has been on fire for the last nearly two weeks off the Sri Lankan coast sank Wednesday, officials said, sparking fears over a catastrophic oil spill and extensive marine pollution."The ship has already sunk. Only the forward part is floating. That will sink too. Our main concern is an oil spill. We are doing what we can to contain any oil spill," Sri Lanka Navy spokesperson Captain Indika de Silva told EFE. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SMOKE RISES FROM THE FIRE GUTTED AND CRIPPLED CONTAINER CARGO VESSEL MV X-PRESS PEARL IN SRI LANKA.
Aftermath of a massive fire which broke out at an illegal pipeline tap in central Mexico, killing at least 21 people and injuring 71 more, just as the government wages a major crack-down on fuel theft. IMAGES
A leaking fuel pipeline triggers a massive blaze in central Mexico, killing at least 20 people and injuring another 54, officials say. IMAGES
Azerbaijan emergencies services carry out a rescue operation on a burning oil rig in the Caspian Sea with dozens feared dead. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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