Mexico's Pemex reports fire at offshore platform, two employees injured


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  • Sunday, 07 Apr 2024

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's state energy company Pemex said on Saturday that a fire broke out at one of its platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, adding that it had activated emergency protocols and contained it but that two of its employees were injured in the accident.

Seven workers from other companies were also injured, Pemex said.

(Reporting by Stefanie Eschenbacher; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

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