According to AFP, the incident occurred at 3h40 am on 1/4 local time. Eight ships fire was promptly dispatched to the scene to extinguish the fire smoke rising in the sky-A-Permanente Abkatun rig located on the Bay of Campeche Gulf of Mexico.
According to a spokesman for the group Pemex, the fire was under control but not yet extinguished. This person also said the explosion did not cause oil spills.
About 300 workers are working on the rig were evacuated to other rigs in the area. The injured were taken to hospital emergency Ciudad de Carmen Group. Two of them were seriously injured. According to the group Pemex, the 4 people who died, who are employees of the corporation, an employee of the contractor Cotmar. The remaining two unidentified identity. President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, has sent condolences to the families of the victims and request an investigation to clarify the incident causes. Bay of Campeche, 85 km from the coast, is home to two of Mexico's largest oil field, with 200 rigs provide about 78% of crude oil production in the country.
