Nov 2nd, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
A massive fire has broken out on an Austalian oil rig and delayed plans to plug the leak that has been spilling oil into the Timor Sea since August.
The blaze started on Sunday when workers began pumping heavy mud into a leaking well casing. An estimated 400 barrels of oil a day have escaped from the hole since 21 August, threatening marine wildlife over an area ten times the size of London.
Australia's government today promised an investigation, the latest drama in a 10-week saga to plug the hole.
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An oil rig off the coast of Australia, which ruptured two months ago spilling millions of litres of oil into the Timor Sea, burst into flames on the weekend, causing more alarm for environmental campaigners.
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