Fire at abandoned gas well near Prespatou Village

PRESPATOU, B.C.—Crews are responding to a fire at an abandoned gas well in northeastern B-C.

The B-C Oil and Gas Commission says the fire is small and is burning in a remote location outside Prespatou Village — more than two hours by road north of Fort St. John.

The blaze can only be accessed by air or A-T-V and the commission says in a social media post that there is no danger to the environment or the public, and the fire hazard rating in the area is low.

The federal government earmarked 120-million dollars in May as part of its COVID-19 energy sector plan to help B-C clean up hundreds of orphaned and inactive oil and gas wells.