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Two missing after US rig blast

An explosion and fire on an oil platform off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico injured 11 people and left two more missing but did not cause a major spill, the Coast Guard said Friday.

An explosion and fire on an oil platform off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico injured 11 people and left two more missing but did not cause a major spill, the Coast Guard said Friday.

The incident comes a day after British energy giant BP reached a deal with the US government to settle criminal charges over the devastating 2010 oil spill that began with an explosion on an offshore rig.

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    Discussion 1 : 17 Nov 2012 at 20.051

    Isn't that a picture of the Bangchak flare? CNN have posted a pictures of the actual platform in question.

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