Editor's note: This is a developing story and may be updated.
A fire has broken out on an oil and gas platform off the Santa Barbara County coastline.
The fire was reported at around 7 a.m. Monday. Onboard crew members were unable to contain it. The 26 workers were evacuated, and two minor injuries were reported.
Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara City, and Ventura County firefighters, as well as the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard are involved in efforts to contain the blaze.
There's no word on what started the fire.
UPDATE AT 1 PM:
U.S. Coast Guard officials say the fire was knocked down at around 11 a.m. The platform wasn't producing oil. No oil was released into the ocean. The fire involved a natural gas well which was going through the decommissioning process.
