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We pray for the victims first
hopefully it will not lead to environmental disaster:
The platform was not actively producing oil and officials don't believe there is a large chance the accident could lead to a major environmental disaster, Coast Guard Capt. Peter Gautier said. He said initial reports suggested that maintenance workers were cutting into a pipe and that oil might have escaped, causing the explosion
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