Gulf coast oil spill

[classicman]

BP temporarily stopped collecting oil from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico after a fire aboard the collecting vessel.

There was no damage as a result of the fire, said Toby Odone, a BP spokesman. Recovery is expected to resume today, he said.

Collection stopped as a safety precaution because of the fire, which was observed at 10:30 a.m. New York time and may have been caused by lightning, London-based BP said today in an e-mailed statement. The company said there were no injuries.

ferfuxache - Apparently nothing can go even remotely right here.