CBS News | Workers jump from oil platform in Gulf after it catches fire, Coast Guard says CBS News The Coast Guard and crew members of surrounding vessels were responding to a pre-dawn fire on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, authorities said Thursday morning. The blaze was reported around 2:30 a.m. on the platform ... BREAKING: Blaze rips through oil rig as survivors jump into sea in desperate escape bid Fire on Oil Platform in Gulf of Mexico Extinguished Fire breaks out on oil platform in Gulf of Mexico; 4 rescued |