'Eye of fire': Gas leak sparks huge blaze in Mexico waters | Watch

A gas leak from an undersea pipeline of state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos or Pemex caused a fire on the ocean surface of the Gulf of Mexico.

A gas leak from an underwater pipeline caused a huge fire on the ocean surface of the Gulf of Mexico. The visual of a fire breaking out in water went viral on social media. The flames resembled molten lava and were called the "eye of fire". Various journalists and publications from Mexico and elsewhere shared clips of boats spraying streams of water on the "eye of fire" to douse the blaze having a circular shape. Reportedly, nitrogen was used to control the flames.