'Eye of fire' in Mexican waters snuffed out, says national oil company
04 July 2021 - 10:17 By Reuters
A massive inferno in the Gulf of Mexico, described as an ‘eye of fire’, has been extinguished. It began after an underwater gas pipeline leak on Friday that sent flames up to the surface. No injuries were reported.
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A fire on the ocean surface west of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula early on Friday has been extinguished, state oil company Pemex said, blaming a gas leak from an underwater pipeline for sparking the blaze captured in videos that went viral.
Bright orange flames jumping out of water resembling molten lava was dubbed an “eye of fire” on social media due to the blaze's circular shape, as it raged a short distance from a Pemex oil platform.