’Eye of Fire’ - Gulf of Mexico ocean on fire after underwater gas leak

Horror footage shows flames rising from the water in the Gulf of Mexico after a gas pipeline ruptured on Friday - creating what was described as an “eye of fire“. According to Mexico’s state-owned Pemex company, a gas leak from an underwater pipeline sparked a blaze and caused the Yucatan peninsula to “catch fire.“ The fire occurred roughly 150 yards from a drilling platform in the Yucatan peninsula. The shocking video showed what appeared to be the ocean’s surface boiling with bright orange flames underwater. Pemex reported a leak at 5:15am on July 2 in the submarine pipeline near its Ku-Maloob-Zaap’s Ku-C satellite platform in the Campeche Sound. Read more Gulf of Mexico gas pipeline ruptures as shock vid shows an ‘eye of fire’ in the OCEAN raging near Pemex oil platform The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the firs