BOWERSTON — First responders and state agencies were called to an Encino Energy well pad fire Tuesday morning.

The fire was doused that day, and officials are monitoring the site.

Harrison County Emergency Management Agency Director Eric Wilson detailed the response.

“Harrison County 911 received a call around 6:45 a.m. for a well pad fire,” he said. Harrison County fire departments from Bowerston, Scio and Tappan Lake responded, as well as fire departments from Carroll County.

“There were no explosions. It was a wellhead that was on fire. There were no injuries, there were no fatalities.”

Wilson said they worked with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Encino Energy to establish the extent of the threat to the area.

“Encino came up with a plan to take care of the fire. They executed that plan with the assistance of the firefighters who were on scene, and about 2:45 p.m. the fire was extinguished and the well heads were shut in,” he said.

Wilson had few details about the operation to end the blaze itself. He said local first responders’ focus was on the surrounding area.

“It was a gas that was burning, so our primary concern was the volatile organic compounds,” he said, adding that Encino contracted two independent air monitoring companies. “They were on site with air monitors. They were downwind. The wind was traveling south to the north, that was the prevailing wind direction for anything that might have been leaving the pad. They put the air monitors in place, they found nothing detectable, nothing reportable, so we’re satisfied with that. That’s going to remain in place to make sure everything is OK.”

He said the fire departments sprayed water on the wellhead to keep it cool, and ODNR continues to monitor the runoff from that water.

“We don’t have any reason to believe there’ll be any contaminant in that water, because it was a gas rather than a hazardous material like a liquid,” Wilson said.

Wilson said the fire was at the Jamar Pad located on Timmerman Road. There was one house nearby, and it was upwind of the blaze. He said the residents chose to remain at home.

He said the local response was swift and efficient.

“I was very satisfied with the teamwork that we saw,” WIlson said. “We trained together. … We’ve exercised together, and I think it showed today. It was a very smooth response. Everybody worked together.”

Wilson said his department will stay in contact with Encino and the stage agencies for updates.

Anthony Chenault, Ohio EPA’s Southeast Ohio media coordinator, released a statement Tuesday.

“Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas is the lead agency for this response. Ohio EPA is monitoring this situation through our on-scene response partners. Ohio EPA is not on scene because there are currently no known releases to waters of the state, according to ODNR. We are prepared to deploy if conditions change, or if on-scene responders request Ohio EPA assistance.”

Jackie Stewart, director of external affairs for Encino, also released a statement, saying the fire was contained to the location by response crews and environmental controls were maintained throughout the response effort.

“No injuries have been reported and Encino is working with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to investigate the cause,” she wrote. “Encino’s top priorities are the safety of our employees, contractors and communities and we are grateful for the rapid response and close coordination of local first responders and Harrison County Emergency Management Agency personnel.”