‘Everybody off safely’ after Sabine Pass oil rig fire – By Meagan Ellsworth (MySA) / February 24, 2022
A company working to dismantle a decommissioned oil rig that caught fire on Thursday has confirmed that all crew members are safe and uninjured.
PH Steel General Counsel Jeff Lewis told The Enterprise on Thursday afternoon that the fire was under control. A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter assisted in rescuing the crew members, who were aboard the rig that he said stands at least 300 feet in the air, Lewis said.
“There was a propane bottle that did explode, but it wasn’t the rig itself,” Lewis said. “It was part of the equipment that was being used to dismantle it. It was not an explosion, like a plant explosion, it was a fire that is under control. Everybody got off safely.”
The rig, which is owned by PWH Holdings, is located in the privately-owned Port City Partners facility.
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