UPDATE 1: Baker Fire Out. Responders Stand Down (Video)

After a damage assessment team boarded the fire-striken Baker platform in Alaska to assess conditions in the fire affected areas, the responders team reported the fire was out and that no further safety or environmental issues remained.

The Unified Command made the decision to stand down at 1800 on October 3, 2014. Monitoring of the platform will continue throughout the weekend to insure no further safety of environmental issues recur.

The Unified Command has been established by ADEC, U.S. Coast Guard, Nikiski Fire Station, Kenai Peninsula Borough and Hilcorp

The fire broke out on board the natural gas drill platform in Cook Inlet, Alaska on Thursday. The offshore drilling platform is owned by Hilcorp Alaska LLC.

Primary firefighting efforts came from Ocean Marine Services vessel, Discovery. and Cook Inlet Spill Response vessel, Endeavor.

Multiple fly overs were done throughout the day by US Coast Guard, Nikiski Fire Department and Hilcorp personnel to monitor the situation.

It has been confirmed that the fire started and remained in the living quarters area of the platform. The exact cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

According to the Unified Command, this was not a gas production related incident and there has been no release of hydrocarbons to Cook Inlet.

All four people aboard the platform were safely evacuated and there were no injuries reported.

“Our goal is to mitigate any potential risk to the environment,” said Cmdr. Shane Montoya, the Coast Guard Federal On-Scene Coordinator and acting Coast Guard Sector Anchorage commander.

According to Hilcorp’s Spokeswoman Lori Nelsen there were no signs of a spill and no wildlife has been impacted by the fire.

Hilcorp said there was a maximum capacity of approximately 10,000 gallons of petroleum products on the platform.

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