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| Workers evacuated from platform | Workers evacuated from platform |
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| A North Sea platform has been evacuated. | A North Sea platform has been evacuated. |
| It is understood 56 workers have been taken by helicopter from the Heather Alpha "as a precaution", but that no-one had been injured. | It is understood 56 workers have been taken by helicopter from the Heather Alpha "as a precaution", but that no-one had been injured. |
| More than 30 staff were believed to have remained on board, 295 miles off Aberdeen, to deal with an oil spillage. | |
| A spokesman for Petrofac confirmed the incident was being investigated and "the appropriate emergency procedures have been taken". | A spokesman for Petrofac confirmed the incident was being investigated and "the appropriate emergency procedures have been taken". |