US Gulf blast result of cleaning operation

A contractor killed in an explosion at a Fieldwood Energy platform in the US Gulf of Mexico on Thursday was cleaning a heater treater when the blast occurred, the operator said on Friday.

Fire: deadly blast occurred during cleaning of heater treater
Fire: deadly blast occurred during cleaning of heater treater
Published 21 November 2014, 19:25Updated 11 October 2016, 15:16