Suddenly, the Sinopec-operated Platform 5 burst into flames. Fire-fighting vessels rushed to the scene.
Amid the pandemonium, at least two people on the platform were injured and a third was sent flailing into the waters below, as oil gushed into the sea. Helicopters roared overhead as clean-up vessels raced to stanch the oil leak. Rescue workers 500-strong hurried to save the drowning victims...
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