FIREFIGHTERS are battling a fire on a gas platform off the coast of Louisiana, not far from the scene of the massive 2010 Deep Horizon oil spill disaster.
The fire broke out late on Tuesday aboard the Hercules 265 Rig located some 88km off the Louisiana coast, in the Gulf of Mexico.
The fire ignited after a leak, which prompted the evacuation of the rig's 44 workers, The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement says.
"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 bureau said in a statement.
"The source of the ignition is not known at this time."
A firefighting vessel is trying to extinguish the blaze using water and foam.
The US Coast Guard, which is providing safety management oversight, dispatched a 27-metre cutter and crew, a helicopter, and a twin engine aircraft to the scene.
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 $US7.8 billion ($A8.4 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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