U.S. Probes Fire in Gulf of Mexico That Sparked BP Deja Vu
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U.S. officials are investigating the cause of a fire yesterday on a Mariner Energy Inc. oil and natural-gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico that initially drew parallels with the BP Plc spill disaster.
The U.S. Department of the Interior and Coast Guard will look into what triggered the fire that burned for several hours and forced the evacuation of 13 workers, Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer John Edwards said yesterday.