Watch: Fiery Explosion Engulfs an Oil Rig in Louisiana
An explosion at an oil rig Sunday night near Kenner, Louisiana, left at least seven people injured and one missing as of Monday morning. Two of the rig workers injured sustained critical burns and others sustained trauma from the blast, which happened in Lake Pontchartrain, about 20 miles north of New Orleans. A search-and-rescue mission is still underway to find a missing eighth worker.
In a Facebook Live posted by the New Orleans Times-Picayune, officials from the Jefferson Parish Fire Department said they believed the fire has been contained. It is currently unknown how much oil has spilled into the lake, though initial visual surveys have not reported much.
"The coast guard and the sheriff couldn't see any environmental