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fire last weekend at a Monroe County fracking well likely sent
contaminants into a nearby creek, killing crayfish, minnows and
smallmouth bass as far as 5 miles away from the site, state officials
said yesterday.
Officials of the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources said crews fighting the fire flooded the area with water on
Saturday, likely sending fracking chemicals into the creek, which feeds
into the Ohio River.
The agency and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency are
investigating the fire and fish kill at the site, about 130 miles east
of Columbus. MORE
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