<p class="MsoNormal">Since the pandemic began, we have seen things that we never thought would be possible. From the world shutting down completely to a large vessel getting stuck in Suez Canal, the years 2020 and 2021 have been years of first.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">Another devastating addition to this list of firsts is a massive fire in the Gulf of Mexico.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">On Friday, a fire broke out in the southern waters of the Gulf of Mexico as an underwater pipeline leaked and set the ocean on fire.</p>

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<p>Various video and photo footages of the tragedy show bright orange-yellow flames bursting from the water, that replicates scenes from various end-pf-the-world movies. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">An oil pipeline connected to Pemex’s Ku-Maloob-Zaap offshore platform complex ruptured leading to a massive fire that resembled molten lava and formed a literal 'eye of fire' in the Gulf of Mexico.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">"The incident was dealt with immediately when the security protocols were activated and with the accompaniment of nearby fire fighting vessels such as Santa Cruz Island, Campeche Bay and Bourbon Alienor," a statement by the company read.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>While the incident stressed on the dangers such pipelines carry, Twitter could not believe that such an incident was even possible in real life, and compared it to reel-life scenes.</o:p></p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">waiting for godzilla to pop out the Gulf of Mexico <a href="https://t.co/8ipS3XOtge">pic.twitter.com/8ipS3XOtge</a></p>
— ً (@_akaCJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/_akaCJ/status/1411128237078556675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Me when I check why Gulf of Mexico. Godzilla and Cthulhu are trending <a href="https://t.co/4QgWglpCE4">pic.twitter.com/4QgWglpCE4</a></p>
— cesar (@jebaiting) <a href="https://twitter.com/jebaiting/status/1411123035810058242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hey maybe when the Gulf of Mexico is ablaze in a fiery hellscape, it might be time to drop fossil fuels and take climate change seriously.<a href="https://t.co/rJyx7H8Tht">pic.twitter.com/rJyx7H8Tht</a></p>
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) <a href="https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1411109360151928833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">this is what started the fire in the Gulf of Mexico <a href="https://t.co/YjVzGmkurC">pic.twitter.com/YjVzGmkurC</a></p>
— anthony✈️ (@happyjetsfan_) <a href="https://twitter.com/happyjetsfan_/status/1411106678834176001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Gulf of Mexico is on fire. No, it’s not a kaiju rupture, an oil pipeline broke and exploded <a href="https://t.co/mOeqHpabIg">pic.twitter.com/mOeqHpabIg</a></p>
— Nuice Media (@nuicemedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/nuicemedia/status/1411158689277300738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">When Alka Yagnik sang "Paani mein aag lagaayi" I thought it was not possible. But here we are <a href="https://t.co/xD29le3MqP">https://t.co/xD29le3MqP</a></p>
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) <a href="https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/1411203740619608068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>As soon as the incident was reported, three boats were put to the mission of extinguishing the fire. However, one small boat, that was trying to extinguish the flames from a distance, has caught everyone’s attention and has become the centre of memes. <o:p></o:p></p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">There's only one way to put out that oil fire <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GulfofMexico?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GulfofMexico</a> <a href="https://t.co/AKF5BEYf0E">pic.twitter.com/AKF5BEYf0E</a></p>
— pauly casillas (@PaulyPeligroso) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulyPeligroso/status/1411157935116357638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">A picture speaks a thousand words! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GulfofMexico?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GulfofMexico</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ClimateEmergency?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ClimateEmergency</a> <a href="https://t.co/VAkddLZauM">pic.twitter.com/VAkddLZauM</a></p>
— Fahad Rehman (@FahadRehmanFSP) <a href="https://twitter.com/FahadRehmanFSP/status/1411359943018434573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Maybe we can phase out this stuff by uh.....2050 <a href="https://t.co/iU9bdPYuDa">pic.twitter.com/iU9bdPYuDa</a></p>
— jordan (@JordanUhl) <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1411090272805662720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">And what is this one doing? <a href="https://t.co/wgtmY1ifyp">pic.twitter.com/wgtmY1ifyp</a></p>
— Bla B (@bmusonza) <a href="https://twitter.com/bmusonza/status/1411077378332364802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2021</a></blockquote>
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— Misifú (@menganita79) <a href="https://twitter.com/menganita79/status/1411088251557978114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">new meme template <a href="https://t.co/USB4P5X6Pu">https://t.co/USB4P5X6Pu</a> <a href="https://t.co/jZbteMUgCb">pic.twitter.com/jZbteMUgCb</a></p>
— danné🇲🇾 (@farisofarr) <a href="https://twitter.com/farisofarr/status/1411128270678945799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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— Charlie (@chthomas) <a href="https://twitter.com/chthomas/status/1411101683636064258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Since the pandemic began, we have seen things that we never thought would be possible. From the world shutting down completely to a large vessel getting stuck in Suez Canal, the years 2020 and 2021 have been years of first.

Since the pandemic began, we have seen things that we never thought would be possible. From the world shutting down completely to a large vessel getting stuck in Suez Canal, the years 2020 and 2021 have been years of first. Another devastating addition to this list of firsts is a massive fire in the Gulf of Mexico. On Friday, a fire broke out in the southern waters of the Gulf of Mexico as an underwater pipeline leaked and set the ocean on fire. pic.twitter.com/mqj4UCz40j — alan (@rootScythe) July 2, 2021 × Various video and photo footages of the tragedy show bright orange-yellow flames bursting from the water, that replicates scenes from various end-pf-the-world movies. An oil pipeline connected to Pemex’s Ku-Maloob-Zaap offshore platform complex ruptured leading to a massive fire that resembled molten lava and formed a literal 'eye of fire' in the Gulf of Mexico. "The incident was dealt with immediately when the security protocols were activated and with the accompaniment of nearby fire fighting vessels such as Santa Cruz Island, Campeche Bay and Bourbon Alienor," a statement by the company read. While the incident stressed on the dangers such pipelines carry, Twitter could not believe that such an incident was even possible in real life, and compared it to reel-life scenes. waiting for godzilla to pop out the Gulf of Mexico pic.twitter.com/8ipS3XOtge — ً (@_akaCJ) July 3, 2021 × Me when I check why Gulf of Mexico. Godzilla and Cthulhu are trending pic.twitter.com/4QgWglpCE4 — cesar (@jebaiting) July 3, 2021 × Hey maybe when the Gulf of Mexico is ablaze in a fiery hellscape, it might be time to drop fossil fuels and take climate change seriously.pic.twitter.com/rJyx7H8Tht — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) July 2, 2021 × this is what started the fire in the Gulf of Mexico pic.twitter.com/YjVzGmkurC — anthony✈️ (@happyjetsfan_) July 2, 2021 × The Gulf of Mexico is on fire. No, it’s not a kaiju rupture, an oil pipeline broke and exploded pic.twitter.com/mOeqHpabIg — Nuice Media (@nuicemedia) July 3, 2021 × pic.twitter.com/dm60RsRlUX — The Frogman (@thefrogfeed) July 2, 2021 × When Alka Yagnik sang "Paani mein aag lagaayi" I thought it was not possible. But here we are https://t.co/xD29le3MqP — Sagar (@sagarcasm) July 3, 2021 × As soon as the incident was reported, three boats were put to the mission of extinguishing the fire. However, one small boat, that was trying to extinguish the flames from a distance, has caught everyone’s attention and has become the centre of memes. Check out how Twitter reacted to it: There's only one way to put out that oil fire #GulfofMexico pic.twitter.com/AKF5BEYf0E — pauly casillas (@PaulyPeligroso) July 3, 2021 × A picture speaks a thousand words! #GulfofMexico #ClimateEmergency pic.twitter.com/VAkddLZauM — Fahad Rehman (@FahadRehmanFSP) July 3, 2021 × Maybe we can phase out this stuff by uh.....2050 pic.twitter.com/iU9bdPYuDa — jordan (@JordanUhl) July 2, 2021 × And what is this one doing? pic.twitter.com/wgtmY1ifyp — Bla B (@bmusonza) July 2, 2021 × pic.twitter.com/3YPGkW3pYK — Misifú (@menganita79) July 2, 2021 × new meme template https://t.co/USB4P5X6Pu pic.twitter.com/jZbteMUgCb — danné🇲🇾 (@farisofarr) July 3, 2021 × pic.twitter.com/a9NBdFfbg2 — #FreeJulianAssange (@OfficialMetaMC) July 2, 2021 × Like when your kid thinks he's halping in the kitchen pic.twitter.com/1eXm6FzasG — Charlie (@chthomas) July 2, 2021 ×

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<p>Fifty people in Nigeria are believed to be dead&nbsp;after an oil pipeline exploded in Nembe town in eastern Nigeria early on Friday morning (local time), the local media reported.</p>

<p>Sputnik reported that the explosion of the petroleum trunk line — operated by the Port Harcourt-based Aiteo Group, a large energy firm in Nigeria, continued to erupt enormous amounts of flame and smoke after the rupture, which was followed by a large oil spill in the entire region.</p>

<p>The pipeline used to transport crude oil to the Exxon-owned Btransportt terminal on the Gulf of Guinea.</p>

<p>However, neither Neither Exxon nor Aiteo group have responded to anything posts the incident.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, the total number of people injured in the accident is still on a rise.</p>

<p>Nationwide strikes against oil companies in Nigeria by the workers to seek have been occurring frequently in recent years. Hundreds have died in the area in similar tragedies as large oil producing companies operate with little regulation in the matter.<br />
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Fifty people in Nigeria are believed to be dead after an oil pipeline exploded in Nembe town in eastern Nigeria early on Friday morning (local time), the local media reported.

Fifty people in Nigeria are believed to be dead after an oil pipeline exploded in Nembe town in eastern Nigeria early on Friday morning (local time), the local media reported. Sputnik reported that the explosion of the petroleum trunk line — operated by the Port Harcourt-based Aiteo Group, a large energy firm in Nigeria, continued to erupt enormous amounts of flame and smoke after the rupture, which was followed by a large oil spill in the entire region. The pipeline used to transport crude oil to the Exxon-owned Btransportt terminal on the Gulf of Guinea. However, neither Neither Exxon nor Aiteo group have responded to anything posts the incident. Meanwhile, the total number of people injured in the accident is still on a rise. Nationwide strikes against oil companies in Nigeria by the workers to seek have been occurring frequently in recent years. Hundreds have died in the area in similar tragedies as large oil producing companies operate with little regulation in the matter.

50 believed to be dead in Nigeria after oil pipeline explosion

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Watch: Ocean caught on fire as oil pipeline ruptures in Gulf of Mexico; Twitter reacts

50 believed to be dead in Nigeria after oil pipeline explosion