(CNN) -- An oil and gas production platform exploded Thursday 102 miles off the central coast of Louisiana, with 13 people overboard, the Coast Guard said Thursday morning.
All 13 people have been accounted for, said Petty Officer Bill Colclough of the Coast Guard. Mariner Energy, which owns the Vermilion Oil Rig 380, said none of the crew members was hurt in the incident, despite earlier reports of a single injured worker.
Colclough told CNN that authorities are trying to determine the cause of the blast, and that the platform apparently is still on fire from the explosion.
Colclough said Coast Guard helicopters and cutters are en route to the scene.
The company confirmed that a fire started on board the platform, but said that an initial flyover of the site indicated "no hydrocarbon spill". Mariner spokesman Patrick Cassidy said he was aware of the fire, but did not confirm an explosion.
During the last week of August, production from the platform averaged approximately 9.2 million cubic feet of natural gas a day and 1,400 barrels (58,800 gallons) of oil, the company said.
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