Multiple crews from Columbiana County helped respond to a fire at a petroleum refinery just across the Ohio River.

The report of a fire and explosion at Ergon West Virginia, Inc. in Newell came in around 10:50 p.m. on Saturday. 

Officials with the Hancock County Sheriff's Office told our affiliate WTOV that the fire was contained before midnight.

No one was hurt but officials evacuated the immediate area as a precaution.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.