China News Service, August 23. According to Reuters, the Mexican National Oil and Gas Company said that on the 22nd local time, a fire broke out on an offshore oil rig in the southern Gulf of Mexico, and at least five people were injured.

  According to reports, the platform is operated by Pemex, and the fire broke out on the E-Ku-A2 platform in Campeche Bay.

A person familiar with the matter disclosed that the platform was operating when the fire broke out and the workers were subsequently evacuated.

  The Mexican National Petroleum Company said that the injured are being treated for burns in the hospital and they will investigate the cause of the fire.