Crews battle fire at oil well site in western North Dakota for more than 12 hours

NEW TOWN, N.D. — Hearth crews spent greater than 12 hours extinguishing a blaze at a Hess Corp. oil effectively pad north of New City in western North Dakota.

No accidents have been reported, in line with the Williston Hearth Division.

At about 1 p.m. Friday, March 24, Mountrail County requested the Williston Hearth Division for assist in responding to the hearth.

Williston despatched 4 firefighters with its hazardous supplies workforce to the hearth scene to help with monitoring air high quality. Williams County Emergency Administration despatched its command automobile.

As of about 5:30 p.m. Friday, the blaze was thought-about “contained and secure,” hearth officers mentioned. Hearth crews and Hess emergency response employees remained on the scene in a single day, and the hearth was utterly extinguished at 3:51 a.m. Saturday.

A Hess consultant advised KFYR-TV that the positioning homes eight storage tanks, together with separate water tanks and oil tanks. The corporate mentioned it plans to research the reason for the hearth and ship an environmental cleanup workforce to the positioning.

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