Fire Breaks Out on Indian Oil Rig

A fire has broken out on a major oil platform off India’s west coast – there are fears of many casualties.

India’s Oil Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said that up to 300 people were on the platform but their fate was unclear.

“We had a major fire and the platform has been completely destroyed,” Mr Aiyar said.

The platform, in the Bombay High field, is run by the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and produces 100,000 barrels of oil a day.
BBC