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Offshore Drilling Rigs on the Alabama Coast Pose Real Dangers to People Living Nearby

"The scariest for me occurred last September when a cloud of poisonous gas [hydrogen sulfide] was expelled by a nearby natural gas rig and drifted over the island, sickening dozens of residents and forcing the evacuation of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab School." - excerpt from this ChicagoTribune.com article.

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