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CALGARY - A fire has halted operations at one of Suncor Energy's two oilsands upgraders north of Fort McMurray, the company said Tuesday.
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No one was hurt in the incident which happened after a fire broke out around midnight at its upgrader #1, Suncor said.- [# N5 W. F; f+ E
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The energy giant said the 125,000-barrel-per-day unit was shut down after the fire, and it is currently assessing damage.
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According to Reuters, Suncor could not specify how much crude the unit was producing before the incident.3 F* G" b9 K( u1 a! X
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A fire in upgrader number 2 last December took more than a month to repair. |
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