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Fire on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico extinguished after five hours

Published 10:58 3 Jul 2021 BST

Reuben Pinder
Fire on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico extinguished after five hours

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The ocean is literally on fire

If you needed a reminder of human beings' capacity to destroy the planet on which we live, take a look at this. A fire broke out on the ocean's surface in the Gulf of Mexico, with state oil company Pemex blaming a gas leak from an underwater pipeline. The videos resemble something out of an apocalyptic movie. https://twitter.com/MLopezSanMartin/status/1411059695503261697 Pemex say the fire took more than five hours to extinguish. https://twitter.com/blkahn/status/1411074599803142146 Pemex said no injuries were reported and they would further investigate the cause of the blaze.

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