An explosion on an offshore oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico has killed one person and injured three (Getty Images)

Oil platform explosion kills one

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Author: Lawrence Hakiwai,
Publish Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014, 5:49PM

An explosion on an offshore oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico has killed one person and injured three.

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement says Fieldwood Energy reported the explosion on its Echo Platform about 12 miles off the coast of Louisiana.

No oil spill is reported.