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Coast Guard extinguish offshore fire in Gulf

Posted: Feb 24, 2010 9:40 AM by KATC

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The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that a fire offshore early this morning has been extinguished. Officials stationed in Morgan City say the fire started after a vessel struck a pipeline off the south central coast of Louisiana. There are no reports of injuries at this time and the incident is under investigation. The Coast Guard remains on the scene.

Topics: united, states, coast, guard, fire, platform, gulf, coast, mexico, morgan city, louisiana, vessel, pipeline

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