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Underwater oil pipeline on fire in the Gulf of Mexico

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Fire on the pipeline of the Mexican company Pemex

A site is on fire at a depth of about 80 meters. The fire that escapes from under the water is extinguished by three ships.

Off the coast of the Mexican city of Ciudad del Carmen, in the Gulf of Mexico, on Friday, July 2, an underwater pipeline of the state oil and gas company Pemex caught fire. informs Reuters agency.

It is noted that the fire broke out at the Ku-Malub Zaap field. Previously, the cause of the fire was a fuel leak due to a malfunction of one of the valves.

“The turbomachines of the operating production facilities of Ku-Malub Zaap suffered from thunderstorms and torrential rains,” the newspaper informs.

As indicated, the fire extinguished by the three ships has already been taken under control. As a result of the emergency, no one was injured.

Previously there was an explosion in Romania at the largest oil refinery in the country. One person became a victim of the tragedy, four more were injured.

Before that in Tehran one of the largest refineries burned Iran. As a result of the fire, 11 people were injured: four were hospitalized, seven were treated by doctors on the spot.

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