Emergency crews responded to a massive blaze that started at a multi-story oil rig in Mobile, Alabama Wednesday afternoon.
The fire reportedly started while workers were removing a decommissioned rig near the Mobile River.
The structure contained a “substantial quantity” of diesel, hydraulic fluid, and oil, with several “potential hazards” on board.
🚨#BREAKING: Large fire breaks out at a multi-story oil rig with hazardous materials burning ⁰⁰📌#Mobile | #Alabama⁰⁰Currently Multiple firefighters, accompanied by several other companies are battling a large fire that has erupted at an oil rig situated on east side of… https://t.co/P2hRTVv5uh pic.twitter.com/XLoNs8ydvH
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An oil rig in Alabama has caught fire on the east side
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