Officials trying to control rig failure in Gulf of Mexico

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? The owner of a drilling rig that's ablaze in the Gulf of Mexico said Wednesday they might drill a relief well, as part of a plan to control the natural gas well that blew wild.?

The company, Hercules Offshore, said the relief well is among the options being considered. It said it's also trying to find out why the well blew and then caught fire, but its first focus is cutting off the flow of natural gas.?

Hercules said all 44 workers on the rig were rescued without being hurt.

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