Oil platform fire in Gulf of Mexico injures at least 6, Mexico's PEMEX says

July 7 (UPI) -- A fire at the Nohoch Alfa oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday has injured at least six people.

Petroleos Mexicanos, also known as PEMEX, which operates the oil platform, said the fire broke out at around 5:25 a.m. and eventually spread to a compression platform.

"So far, there are reports of six people injured," PEMEX said in a statement Friday.

The company said, "The Emergency Stop System was activated and four vessels were sent to control the fire."

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a press conference that the Mexican Navy was assisting PEMEX firefighters to extinguish the blaze.

According to PEMEX, 321 out of the 328 workers who were on the platform when it caught fire, were evacuated.