Two people are missing and nine others have been taken to hospital after an explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, a US Coast Guard spokesman confirmed.
Initial information from the Coast Guard saying two people had died in the fire was later retracted.
Coast Guard Seaman Drake Foret could not immediately confirm to Sky News the conditions of those airlifted to hospital. He said a search was underway for the two people missing.
He said the fire on the platform had been extinguished.
The explosion took place on a shallow-water production platform owned by Black Elk Energy about 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Seaman Foret said 26 people were believed to be aboard the rig.
Coast Guard Captain Peter Gautier told WWL-TV the platform was not actively producing oil and it is not believed there is any chance for a major environmental disaster.
Capt Gautier said initial reports were that maintenance workers were cutting into a pipe and that oil may have escaped, causing the explosion.
A spokesman for Black Elk Energy, an independent oil and gas company headquartered in Houston, Texas, could not immediately be reached for comment.
The company's website says it holds interests in properties in Texas and Louisiana waters, including 854 wells on 155 platforms.
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