By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:47 PM CDT Friday, Jul. Fire officials spent more than five hours Friday putting out a fire that erupted in the Gulf of Mexico. by Celine Castronuovo - 07/02/21 8:35 PM ET. Petroleos Mexicanos said it had dispatched fire control boats to pump more water over the flames. Giant fire erupts in Gulf after pipeline leak. "Never in your life forget the time humans caught the ocean on fire and then tried to put it out by spraying water on it," tweeted podcaster Dave Anthony. Undersea gas pipeline rupture causes fire in Gulf of Mexico. Mexico City: Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Friday it suffered a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico, sending flames boiling to the surface in the Gulf waters. Dramatic footage showed bright orange flames. One of the most popular videos quickly racked up more than 10 million views on Twitter. The ocean off Mexicos Gulf Coast was up in flames Friday after a gas leak from an underwater pipeline sparked a fire on the surface of the water. Mexican publications and journalists reporting on the incident shared videos showing a harrowing scene: A orange glow below the boiling surface of the ocean - and boats spraying streams of water, in an apparent attempt to put out the fire. The fire began in an underwater pipeline. Come hell or high water took on a whole new meaning when the ocean surface in the Gulf of Mexico caught on fire. The company said it used boats to pump water over the underwater blaze, although nitrogen was also used to control the fire, Reuters reports, citing a Pemex incident report. An underwater gas leak caused a whirling vortex of fire to spew out of the ocean surface west of Mexicos Yucatán peninsula on 3 July. No injuries were reported and the company said it took about 5 hours to bring the incident under control. following a gas leak about 500 feet from a drilling platform, Pemex tweeted. The "fire in the sea" was put out at 10:45 a.m. While the rupture lasted for just five hours, the effects may be felt for years to come.Mexico’s state-owned oil company said a fire caused by a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico is over, but videos showing efforts to put out what appears to be an underwater caldron of fire live on. local time Friday off the coast of Campeche, west of the Yucatan Peninsula.
The addition of pollutants can poison and kill many animals, including impacts on future populations. In a statement, Pemex said the fire, blamed on a gas leak from an underwater pipeline, began at 5:15 a.m. In addition to pollution, wildlife is at risk. Previous incidents with offshore drilling have shown the disastrous effects they have on the environment and the creatures that live in those ecosystems. The rupture in the pipeline was a clear and horrific example of how offshore drilling is dangerous and negative for the ecosystems they are located in. MEXICO CITY (NEXSTAR/AP) Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Friday it suffered a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico, sending flames boiling to the surface in. Home to many incredible species, the Gulf of Mexico was polluted with fossil fuels for hours. While the company stated it was under control just five hours later, the impact on the ocean and environment could be potentially far-reaching and devastating. Video and images of this occurrence quickly circulated around the internet. Mexicos state-owned oil company said Friday (US time) it suffered a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico, sending flames boiling to the surface in the Gulf waters. The rupture in the offshore drilling equipment led to the sight of flame underwater, with large balls of flame rolling below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico’s state-owned oil company said Friday it suffered a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico, sending flames boiling to the surface in the Gulf waters. Pemex, the company responsible for the pipeline, stated nobody was injured in the incident. A Mexican state-owned oil company’s undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico suffered a rupture on July 3, resulting in flames boiling to the surface of the sea. A fire in the sea off Mexico due to a gas leak in an underwater pipeline was extinguished after five and a half hours, the state oil company Pemex said on. Video of part of the ocean in flames in the Gulf of Mexico has now been viewed more than 20 million times after a leak from a gas pipeline caused a fire off the.
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