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The Accident Occurred Last Night on an Oil Platform Near New Orleans During Oil Transfer Activity
[supsystic-social-sharing id=’1′]An explosion on an oil platform in a lake north of New Orleans, apparently caused by cleaning chemicals, left seven people injured and one missing, authorities said. There Were “Many Injured,” at Least Seven Confirmed, and some of them were in serious condition, said Sergeant Brian McGregor of the Kenner Police Department to The Associated Press. He said he expected the number of injured from the explosion on Sunday on Lake Pontchartrain to rise.
No Deaths Have Been Reported So Far
Five of those injured were taken to hospitals with “injuries and burns,” said Mike Guillot, director of Emergency Medical Services in East Jefferson, to the media. He added that they are in serious condition.
“Authorities at the scene of the explosion reported that cleaning chemicals exploded on the surface of the platform,” the city of Kenner said on its Facebook page on Sunday afternoon.
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Early Monday morning, U.S. Coast Guard teams were expected to send a helicopter to fly over the area to search for the missing person, said NCO Lexie Preston. The helicopter crew would also attempt to detect any contamination in the air and area of Lake Pontchartrain, if any, Preston reported. He added that this was the plan moving forward on Monday morning.
Reports of fire and smoke from Lake Pontchartrain began coming into the emergency operations center around 7:15 AM, said Jefferson County spokesman Antwan Harris in a statement issued on Sunday night.
Clovelly Oil owns the platform that is in production, said Taylor Darden, a lawyer for the company listed as a registered agent with the Louisiana Secretary of State. Source: NBC
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