All 13 crew members rescued from Gulf oil platform fire in chaos different from BP spill

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stark differences exist between the oil platform fire in the Gulf of Mexico and the blast that led to the massive BP spill. Most notably, no one was killed and no crude was gushing into the water, but the distinctions don't end there.

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