From the Star – Six Hurt in Oil Platform Blaze


Taken from the Star, dateline 2010-12-15:

Six offshore oil rig workers were injured when a fire broke out at the Bekok C platform operated by Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd about 200km off Terengganu waters.

They were among 102 people who were carrying out chores at the site when the incident occurred at 12.05am yesterday. All of them were evacuated to another platform by Petronas’ emergency response team.

Petronas Carigali said 108 workers were on the platform when the fire broke out.

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