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| Blaze on Shell platform put out | Blaze on Shell platform put out |
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| A fire which broke out on a Shell platform has been extinguished. | A fire which broke out on a Shell platform has been extinguished. |
| The fire happened on the North Cormorant platform, which is 109 miles north east of Shetland. | The fire happened on the North Cormorant platform, which is 109 miles north east of Shetland. |
| The "small fire" broke out at 0042 GMT on Tuesday and Shell said it was "quickly contained" by the platform fire protection system. | The "small fire" broke out at 0042 GMT on Tuesday and Shell said it was "quickly contained" by the platform fire protection system. |
| Shell said the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been informed. The incident happened less than 48 hours after a fire on another oil platform. | Shell said the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been informed. The incident happened less than 48 hours after a fire on another oil platform. |
| Confirming details of the latest incident, Shell said the platform returned to normal status at 0057 GMT and no-one was hurt. | |
| Offshore safety | Offshore safety |
| Workers on the platform went to muster stations when the fire broke out in the turbine hood of a water injection pump. | Workers on the platform went to muster stations when the fire broke out in the turbine hood of a water injection pump. |
| A team from Shell will fly out to investigate. | A team from Shell will fly out to investigate. |
| Details of the incident emerged after First Minister Alex Salmond's call for the Scottish Government to handle North Sea offshore safety in Scots waters was dismissed by Westminster. | Details of the incident emerged after First Minister Alex Salmond's call for the Scottish Government to handle North Sea offshore safety in Scots waters was dismissed by Westminster. |
| Mr Salmond had spoken out as an inquiry into a fire on the Thistle Alpha platform at the weekend got under way. | Mr Salmond had spoken out as an inquiry into a fire on the Thistle Alpha platform at the weekend got under way. |
| The HSE launched an investigation at that site, 120 miles north east of Shetland. | The HSE launched an investigation at that site, 120 miles north east of Shetland. |
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