Pemex evacuates 85 offshore workers after gas leak

October 07, 2015

MEXICO CITY – Pemex has evacuated 85 workers from a platform in the Bay of Campeche, offshore Mexico, following a gas leak.

The state-owned company says the Sihil–A satellite platform was evacuated as a precaution and that the leak did not result in any injuries or fire.

The leak is now under control, the firm said on Twitter late Tuesday. 

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