Watch: Undersea gas pipeline rupture causes fire in Gulf of Mexico

It is unclear how much environmental damage was caused by the gas leak and oceanic fireball

Mexico’s state-owned oil firm said it brought the gas leak under control about five hours later. Picture: Twitter

A rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico has sent flames boiling to the surface of the sea.

Mexico’s state-owned oil firm, Petroleos Mexicanos, said it had dispatched fire control boats to pump more water over the flames.