March 16, 2016
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Coast Guard, along with state and local agencies, continues to respond to the Berry Lake Platform Fire near Bayou Sorrel, Wednesday.
Response crews extinguished the fire around 1 p.m., and will remain on scene to monitor the situation. Thus far, there has been a minimum amount of pollution released and is expected to dissipate naturally.
Coast Guard Captain of the Port New Orleans established a safety zone around the incident site, while crews continue response efforts.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation.