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1. Various aerials of the oil rig
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A major rescue operation was launched on Sunday after a blaze broke out on a North Sea oil platform.
The fire on the Thistle Alpha platform with 159 people on board was safely extinguished and there were no reported injuries.
The rescue danny röhl operation was launched to evacuate the crew after flames and smoke were seen after 0800 GMT.
Seven helicopters and an RAF Nimrod aircraft were alerted and helicopters began carrying classico those on board to other platforms in the area.
The fire was extinguished by 1045 GMT.
The Thistle Alpha is 120 miles north east of Sumburgh in Shetland.
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