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Oil Rig Blast on Louisiana Lake Injures Many, 1 Missing

An oil rig explosion on a lake north of New Orleans, apparently caused when cleaning chemicals ignited, injured seven people and left authorities searching for another who was missing. There were “a lot of injuries,” many of them serious, with …

3rd Man Dies of Injuries From Oklahoma Oil Rig Explosion

A third man has died of injuries suffered in a December explosion at an oil rig in southern Oklahoma. The wife of Mark Pittman told reporters that Pittman died during the weekend at an Oklahoma City hospital where he was …