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'Eye of fire' forms after undersea gas leak in Gulf of Mexico | South China Morning Post

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A circular-shaped fire on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico resembling molten lava has been dubbed an "eye of fire" on social media. Mexico’s state-owned oil company, Pemex, said that a gas leak from an undersea pipeline sparked the blaze near one of its drilling platforms on July 2, 2021. The company said it brough…

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