CNN —At least two people were killed and one person is missing after a fire broke out Friday at the Nohoch Alfa offshore platform at the Bay of Campeche, in the Gulf of Mexico, the state-owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said in a statement.
Some 321 workers out of the 328 who were working on the structure when the fire started have already been evacuated, according to Pemex.
Four boats have been sent to control the fires on the oil platform.
The state-owned oil company said earlier that at least six were injured.
Oropeza said the part of the platform where the fire started has been completely destroyed, and that Pemex is investigating what caused the fire.
Persons:
Octavio Romero Oropeza, Oropeza, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ”
Organizations:
CNN, Alfa, Twitter, Mexican Navy
Locations:
Campeche, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf, Mexico