All crew members successfully rescued from fire at Platform Habitat off Carpinteria coast Monday

SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL, Calif. (KEYT) – All crew members have been rescued from a fire at an offshore rig about eight miles off the coast of Carpinteria Monday morning.

Platform Habitat, also known as the Pitas Point Unit, caught fire Monday morning and all 26 crew members have been safely returned to shore with two minor injuries reported from the scene shared the U.S. Coast Guard with Your News Channel.

A 45-foot Coast Guard vessel remains on the scene added the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard is coordinating a joint response that was started with the initial call of a fire at the platform at 7:12 a.m. Monday and there is an active 1000 yard safety zone in effect noted the federal agency.

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