Nov 2nd, 2009 - Al Jazeera English
Specialist firefighters have been called in to battle a massive fire that has broken out on a leaking oil rig in the Timor Sea.
The blaze broke out on Sunday as workers on the West Atlas rig were attempting to plug the leak that has been spewing oil into the sea for more than two months.
Nobody was injured in the fire and the Thai company which operates the platform, PTTEP, said all its staff had been safely evacuated from the platform situated 200km off the northwest Australian coast.
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2:31Leaking Timor sea oil rig catches fire - 02 Nov 09
Specialist fire crews are attempting to stop a massive fire on a leaking oil rig in the Timor Sea off the northwest Australian coast. The fire broke out as staff were attempting to plug the leak that has been spewing oil into the sea for more than two months ...
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Leaking Oil Rig Bursts Into Flames 6:25am UK, Monday November 02, 2009 An oil rig has burst into flames off the coast of Australia sparking fears it will cause devastating environmental damage. The West Atlas platform burst into ...
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Engineers were on their fifth attempt to plug the spill leaking into the Timor Sea when flames engulfed the West Atlas rig.
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A fire has started on an oil rig off the northwest coast of Australia that has been leaking into the Timor Sea for 10 weeks. No one has been injured and all non-essential workers have been removed. (Nov. 2)
