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In other words, not a danger of a fire set that they couldn't control that would, then, cause an explosion. because generally speaking rig workers can handle a fire? >> rig workers can handle a fire on a rig. but what happens in this case, when the hydrocarbons, the oil and the gas, reach the surface, what they try to do is contain that, and they will do measures to contain that. but if they're unsuccessful, there's a lot of hydrocarbon vapor around looking for an ignition source. when it finds that ignition source, you're going to have an explosion and a fire. >> i don't know if you saw the p...
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