Oil platform explodes off La. coast, spreading oil
Sep 2nd, 2010
By ALAN SAYRE
2010-09-02T20:19:51Z
2010-09-02T20:19:51Z
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in their protective “Gumby suits.”…
