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Alabama oil rig catches fire along Mobile River

The rig contains diesel, hydraulic fluid, and oil, according to Mobile Fire-Rescue


Heavy smoke billowed over Mobile, Alabama, on Wednesday afternoon after a "multi-story, oil rig-like structure" caught fire, according to Mobile Fire-Rescue.

Several fire trucks and boats responded to the rig, which contains diesel, hydraulic fluid, oil, and other potentially hazardous materials.

Mobile Fire-Rescue Chief Jeremy Lami told reporters at the scene that the fire was hundreds of feet in the air, complicating first responders' efforts. ---More...

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