Nov 2nd, 2009 - Times Online
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.
The damaged West Atlas rig, situated 125 miles off the coast of West Australia, caught fire on Sunday during the latest attempt to plug the leak which covered an area of at least 5,800 square miles in the ocean.
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