Bright orange flames jumping out of water resembling molten lava was dubbed an “eye of fire” on social media due to the blaze’s circular shape, as it raged a short distance from a Pemex oil platform.
A gas leak from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico led to a raging fire on the ocean’s surface. The fire, which burned west of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, was extinguished hours later, state oil company Pemex reported.
— Manuel Lopez San Martin (@MLopezSanMartin) July 2, 2021
Incendio registrado en aguas del Golfo de México
A 400 metros de la plataforma Ku-Charly (dentro del Activo Integral de Producción Ku Maloob Zaap)
Una válvula de una línea submarina habría reventado y provocado el incendio
Esta fuera de control hace 8 horas pic.twitter.com/KceOTDU1kX
