Fire on gas platform near Deepwater Horizon oil spill scene

"The natural gas leaking from the well ignited at 10:50pm CDT July 23, 2013. No one was on board at the time of the ignition and no one was injured," the BSEE said in a statement.

The US Coast Guard, which is providing safety management oversight, dispatched an 87-foot cutter and crew, a helicopter, and a twin engine aircraft to the scene.

The BSEE said that the site operator, Walter Oil and Gas Corporation, will be conducting a site assessment prior to beginning any work on the well.

British energy giant BP reached a $7.8 billion settlement last year with thousands of people and businesses hit by the Deep Horizon explosion and oil spill ? the worst environmental disaster in US history.

That disaster three years ago killed 11 workers, blackened beaches in five US states and crippled the region's tourism and fishing industries.

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