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Mexico probes deadly oil rig blast and fire


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Mexican authorities launched an investigation Thursday into what caused an explosion and fire on an oil platform operated by state firm Pemex that killed four workers and injured several others. It deployed officials from the Criminal Investigation Agency, some specializing in fires, explosives and mechanical engineering. The ASEA agency, which is in charge of safety in the energy industry, said its own staff began to work after water was poured overnight to cool down the Abkatun A-Permanente platform on the Gulf of Mexico. Pemex said it managed to avoid an oil spill.

 

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