A fire on the Gulf of Mexico started after a gas leak from an underwater pipeline. Though the fire was extinguished after five hours but the damage was real. A lot of petroleum was leaked into the oceans which is not a good sign. Here is the video:
The Gulf of Mexico looks like an apocalyptic movie because a valve on a submarine line burst. Absolutely insane. pic.twitter.com/mX2rSrEy3d
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) July 2, 2021
Here’s how people on Twitter reacted to all this:
EITHER THERE’S AN UNDERWATER FIRE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO OR WE’VE FINALLY OPENED THE PORTAL TO HELL.
pic.twitter.com/dDSZEjiPPB— INVESTMENT HULK (@INVESTMENTSHULK) July 2, 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
When you see the ocean literally on fire in the Gulf of Mexico, it's s time to move on from fossil fuels. https://t.co/x5zAO3nIM2
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) July 2, 2021
Not a movie:
Gulf of Mexico — in the Campeche Sound.
Three boats have supported to douse the flames… @MLopezSanMartin pic.twitter.com/xvCua4WbKu
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) July 2, 2021
waiting for godzilla to pop out the Gulf of Mexico pic.twitter.com/8ipS3XOtge
— ً (@_akaCJ) July 3, 2021