EKB News

A gas line break yesterday afternoon had crews working late into the night to contain a crude oil spill. According to Pike County Emergency Management, a call came in Sunday afternoon concerning a gas well blowing crude oil into Elkhorn Creek on the right fork of Mill Branch in the Ashcamp community. The Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department assisted Emergency Management officials in containing the spill, which officials believe will not affect any water supplies or result in the death of any aquatic life in the area. Cleanup crews from Equitable Natural Gas were on the scene working to clean up the spill, which officials tell EKB news, could take up to 3 days to complete. The Environmental Protection Agency as well as the Department of Fish and Wildlife were notified and will be assessing the situation. According to officials, a handful of residents chose to evacuate the area because of odors associated with the spill.