Explosion and fire on the oil platform in Gulf of Mexico -- 45 hurt and 300 evacuated

(Reuters) - Mexican state-run oil company Pemex said on Wednesday it had evacuated around 300 workers after a fire broke out on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, with local emergency services reporting that at least 45 people were injured. At least one person, a contractor, was killed by the fire, according to a spokesperson for state oil company Pemex. Pemex said on Twitter that eight firefighting boats were tackling the blaze, which erupted overnight on the Abkatun Permanente platform in ...