This photo taken from video provided by KMGH-TV shows a fire at an oil and gas site south of Greeley, Colo., on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. The Platteville-Gilchrest Fire Protection Agency said diesel fuel caught fire but no injuries were reported. Noble Energy, which operates the site, said all workers are accounted for. The company said a contractor crew was preparing a well to begin production when the fire broke out.
Ron Gusek of Liberty Oilfield Services says the fire was in a truck equipped to pump water. He says the fire department is investigating the cause.
Noble Energy, which operates the site, says Gusek’s company was preparing a well to begin production when the fire broke out. Noble spokeswoman Paula Beasley says no wells were producing oil or gas there at the time of the fire.
Platteville/Gilcrest Fire Protection Agency Administrative Manager Jolene Schneider said the blaze was originally reported as an oil well fire, but the fire actually burned about 3,000 gallons of diesel. Before it was extinguished, it could have burned 15,000 gallons. An emergency notification call was sent out within a 1 mile radius for safety, Schneider said.