No one hurt in Greene County gas well site fire
No one was injured when natural gas production equipment at an EQT Corp. well pad site in Morgan Township in Greene County caught fire on Friday, the company said.
The fire started in natural gas piping away from the well at 4 p.m. The well is in the production stage, which means drilling is no longer taking place, according to Karla S. Olsen of Pittsburgh-based EQT.
Employees shut off the flow of gas through the piping in 15 to 20 minutes and Greene County emergency personel contained the fire, Olsen said.
The prompt shut off of the gas prevented the fire from spreading, she said, adding that damage was limited to the one piece of equipment.
EQT notified the state Department of Environmental Protection and the company is investigating the cause of the fire, Olsen said.