Twenty or so years ago, before fracking was even heard of; I remember seeing this very same scene. People were lighting fires from their faucets due to methane being released into the water system. It was unclear how the methane was getting into the system but it caused quite a scare as methane is odorless and can be deadly. That being said, I question the validity of the first pics as support for a campaign against fracking. I do agree that there is a valid concern regarding fracking and I do not trust pro-fracking groups that say there is no harm in it. I also believe that removing billions of gallons of oil per day is not good for the environment either. Sure they say they replace the oil with water, but they are to different elements, and there is no way to be certain the water is staying there.
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The methane is from shallow coal seams, which outgas methane, it is NOT from fracking, which has been done in much deeper formations that wont communicate with ground water.