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"One Injured, One Missing at Southwest Pa. Gas Well Fire"

"DILLINER, 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. 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."

The Associated Press had the story February 11, 2014.

SEE ALSO:

"VIDEO: Explosion And Fire At Chevron Natural Gas Well In Pennsylvania" (Climate Progress)

North Dakota: "Natural Gas Explosion Reported Near Tioga" (Bismarck Tribune)

Source: AP, 02/12/2014