Gas-drilling platform blows up off Texas coast

An offshore gas-drilling platform about 100 miles off the Texas coast blew out and burst into flames early Monday, forcing its 42-man crew to evacuate. The Coast Guard said two men were killed and at least three others were missing; 29 more were injured. The cause of the accident could not immediately be determined.

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