Officials worried about environmental impact after Alabama Oil rig catches fire
Workers were scrapping a decommissioned oil rig in a shipyard along the Mobile River on Wednesday afternoon when the structure caught fire, sending heavy smoke billowing over the city, according to officials.
Several fire trucks and boats responded to the rig, which contains diesel, hydraulic fluid, oil, and other potentially hazardous materials.
No one was injured, but Mobile Fire-Rescue spokesperson Steven Millhouse said that officials are concerned about the "environmental effects" of the fire, which started just before 2:00 p.m.
"Most of what we've got is residual mixed with water and the foam that we used to battle the flames, just kind of flowing off of the top of the rig," Millhouse told reporters at the scene.https://www.foxnews.com/us/alabama-oil-rig-catches-fire-mobile-river
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winnie nguru
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fossil-fuels are man's worst enemy
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walter lungayi
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This is so life threatening.
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Tabitha Kimani
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Nothing beneficial comes from the fossil - fuels. So far this is the worst invention by mankind.
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Daniel Waweru
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An indication of how catastrophic fossils fuel can be, WE NEED TO STOP THE USE OF FOSSIL FUELS
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Waigwa Monica
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Catastrophic, we surely need to put an end to fossil fuels and the associated impacts.
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Elizabeth Gathigia
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Stop fossil fuel! It has done alot harm our planet in so many ways
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rosebellendiritu
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@elizbeth_gathigia Yes I agree, unfortunately alot of harm is irreversible...it's time to act.
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Sarah Chabane
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If this isn't one more reason to stop extracting fossil-fuels I don't know what is...
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fossil-fuels are man's worst enemy
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This is so life threatening.
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Nothing beneficial comes from the fossil - fuels. So far this is the worst invention by mankind.
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An indication of how catastrophic fossils fuel can be, WE NEED TO STOP THE USE OF FOSSIL FUELS
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Catastrophic, we surely need to put an end to fossil fuels and the associated impacts.
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Stop fossil fuel! It has done alot harm our planet in so many ways
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@elizbeth_gathigia Yes I agree, unfortunately alot of harm is irreversible...it's time to act.
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If this isn't one more reason to stop extracting fossil-fuels I don't know what is...
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The ony way to go is if we cut gas oil and coal