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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Twenty-eight workers have been evacuated from an oil production platform that is on fire off Louisiana's coast.
A Coast Guard news release says the fire was reported at 2:50 a.m. Friday near Breton Island, which is close to Louisiana's southeastern coast. Production was shut down, and no injuries have been reported.
The Coast Guard reported a light sheen of oil could be seen from the air along a more than one-mile stretch of water. Also, about 4,000 barrels of crude oil is stored on the platform. Authorities are working to put out the fire and keep that oil from getting into the water.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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