Two workers rescued after oil platform fire off Louisiana coast



NEW ORLEANS -- U.S. Coast Guard officials confirm two people were rescued, after an oil production platform caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday.

The non-producing oil platform, owned and operated by Arena Offshore, is located about 50 miles south of Grand Isle.
Tim O'Leary, a spokesman for Arena, said the fire happened about 8 a.m. The two injured workers were the only people on board the platform, he said.
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