The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection reports that it is investigating the cause of a fire on Jul. 13 at a natural gas well pad on a site operated by Chesapeake Energy in Susquehanna County.

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The agency added that the fire occurred at a separator tank at a site in Auburn Township. The fire was brought under control by local emergency response teams working with Chesapeake. The company said the well was producing natural gas from the Marcellus Shale through a pipeline away from the wellhead to a production unit where a valve failed, leaked natural gas and caught fire. DEP Secretary John Hanger said there no serious environmental damage, adding no injuries were reported.