One Dead After Fire On Eni Platform

A worker died on Thursday after a fire broke out on a platform off the Republic of Congo, Italian energy firm Eni has said.

A worker died on Thursday after a fire broke out on an Eni platform off the Republic of Congo.

The incident occurred on the Foukanda platform, located on a field operated by Eni.

The platform was evacuated and emergency teams manage to get the blaze under control.

One crane operator who worked for Afrimel was however unaccounted for and was later found dead.

There were 44 other crew on board of which five reported slight burns but the rest were unharmed

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