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October 16, 2017

Louisiana: 7 Injured and 1 Missing as Oil Rig Explodes Near New Orleans
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In Louisiana, an oil rig exploded on Lake Pontchartrain north of New
Orleans Sunday, injuring seven workers-five of them critically-and
leaving one person missing. Authorities say the rig burst into flames
when cleaning chemicals ignited on the surface of the platform. It's not
yet known whether the explosion caused any oil to spill.


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