Extinguished fire on the sea surface in the Gulf of Mexico after the rupture of an underwater pipe

The Mexican state oil company announced that there was a rupture of an underwater pipe in the Gulf of Mexico, which caused flames to erupt on the sea surface, and that the fire was extinguished after the intervention, reports N1.

The Petroleos Mexicanos company said it had sent firefighting boats.

It was stated that no one was injured in the incident at the Ku-Malob-Zap well, and that the gas leak was stopped after a few hours.

A fire on the surface of the ocean west of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula was extinguished early Friday, the state oil company "Pemex" announced, blaming a gas leak from an underwater pipeline as the cause of the fire, writes B92.

It is not known how much damage has been done to the environment.