At least 11 missing after blast on oil rig in Gulf

11 or more people were missing and seven were critically injured after an explosion occurred on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the Coast Guard Senior Chief, the explosioned happened at around 10 p.m. Tuesday on the rig called Deepwater Horizon. It's located about 52 miles southeast of Venice. The blaze was still going early Wednesday morining. The Senior Chief said there was 126 people on board of the rig when the explosion happened. 17 workers were transported by air for medical treatment. 94 workers were taken to shore with no serious injuries. The company of the oil rig said most workers are safe. They also commented saying that no reports of an oil spill have been connected to the explosion.

This is too bad. I really hope everyone that was injured is okay and going to be fine. Also I hope those people that haven't been accounted for are fine. I doin't think they mentioned or explained in the story how the explosion happened, maybe they're still investigating that. The big question is i think, was there an oil spill or not? If there was it could definantly create some problems. It is so bad for the water and since it's earth week it really makes me wonder what kind of chemicals go into the ocean and even our lakes. This was obviously an accident but other times people put bad things into the water on purpose. It breaks my heart knowing that people would harm out lakes and oceans. I think we all need to be alittle more conscious of what we do with our waste, including garbage and recycles. Anyways, maybe there is a better option rather than getting oil out from under the ocean. If so, we should push to do that instead.