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Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. All 13 crew members were rescued from the water in protective "Gumby suits."

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