The Gulf of Mexico burnt for nearly 5 hours after a gas pipeline burst

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Pemex, Mexico's national gas company, claims the fire, known as "the eye of fire," has been extinguished.

CNN:

Orange flames resembling molten lava were pictured on social media and dubbed an "eye of fire" on social media because of the blaze's circular shape, as it raged a short distance from a Pemex oil platform.
In a statement, Pemex said the fire, blamed on a gas leak from an underwater pipeline, happened at 5:15 a.m. local time off the coast of Campeche.


The fire, which was close to an oil platform, was put out by 10:45 a.m. local time, and no injuries or evacuations of the facility have been reported.

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