GRAND ISLE, La., July 24 (UPI) -- A Gulf of Mexico drilling rig that caught fire has started to collapse, as natural gas leaks from the well it was drilling, federal officials said Wednesday.
The 44 crew members of the rig, 55 miles offshore of Grand Isle, La., were safely evacuated Tuesday morning after the well it was drilling blew out. The natural gas ignited Tuesday night, The Wall Street Journal reported.