Tuesday, February 11, 2014

1 injured, 1 missing at Greene County gas well fire: Chevron - Lanco 7H Well


From WTAE Pittsburg - UPDATED 12:51 PM EST Feb 11, 2014

DUNKARD TOWNSHIP, Pa. —One worker has been injured and another is missing after a natural gas well explosion and fire in southwestern Pennsylvania, within miles of the West Virginia border




Chevron spokesman Trip Oliver says the fire was reported at about 6:45 a.m. at the Lanco 7H well in Dunkard Township, near Bobtown.

Chevron spokesman Trip Oliver says the fire was reported at about 6:45 a.m. at the Lanco 7H well in Dunkard Township, near Bobtown. That's about 50 miles south of Pittsburgh. Oliver says one person is reported hospitalized and another is currently unaccounted for.


Oliver says Chevron personnel immediately responded to the fire and called in assistance from Wild Well Control.

Ambulance and emergency medical crews have been summoned to the scene, and state police have reportedly set up a half-mile perimeter.

Crews at the scene report that intense flames have kept them from getting too close to the well.

Stay with WTAE.com for updates. Watch the latest report during our live webcast of Channel 4 Action News at noon.

Read more: http://www.wtae.com/news/local/explosion-reported-at-gas-well-in-greene-county/24407710#ixzz2t2PeYb6K

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