PLAQUEMINES, La. -- Plaquemines Parish officials have confirmed there has been a fire on board one of the jack-up boats helping in the oil spill cleanup effort.
According to officials, five people suffered minor injuries.
The incident took place in Baptiste Collette Bayou, one of the passes off of the Mississipppi River not far from Venice.
Plaquemines officials say it was not one of the parish jack up boats, but they couldn't say if it was operated by BP.
Officials weren't sure if the five injured were being brought back by ambulance or helicopter.
