FIRE STRIKES RUBIN RESOURCES SITE IN GILMER COUNTY

(02/12/2013)

A fire at Rubin Resources on Barbecue Run near Letter Gap, Gilmer County, caused a response from the Gilmer County Volunteer Fire Department Monday morning. Firemen said flames leaped about 100 feet in the air, caused by pockets of gas. An employee said an oil tank and gas tank underground caught on fire after well oil reportedly spilled onto a pump. Workers shut off the lines that led to the tank so the department could put out the fire. Reports said the fire was contained to the storage tanks and in the pit area of the well site. Crews got the fire under control in just over an hour. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection was at the scene.

Hur Herald ®from Sunny Cal The information on these pages, to the extent the law allows, remains the exclusive property of Bob Weaver and Dianne Weaver The Hur Herald. All information may be freely used but must not be sold or used in any type of commercial endeavor, or used on any web site without the express permission of the owners ©Bob and Dianne Weaver, The Hur Herald, 1999, 2000, 2001