2008 October 20   09:36

North Sea oil rig evacuated

A fire broke out in the accommodation area at rig owned by an Aberdeen based company.

Thirty four people have been evacuated from a North Sea oil rig owned by an Aberdeen based company.

A fire broke out in the accommodation area at the energy enhancer rig operated by Northern Offshore, 73 miles east of Whitby, North Yorkshire, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The operators say the fire was put out and that no one was injured.

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