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Four people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
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5 r, U( i% I5 m4 ^$ cThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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One worker was being treated for second and third-degree burns, the most serious types. A second suffered first-degree burns, and a third person had a neck injury./ R% ? L$ U$ u, a1 `
7 e3 K' \; T* ^8 h; D0 R6 [! K0 j8 YThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.0 A, L7 ^ M/ |" I1 G
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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7 f. r* t& X' a/ B- NA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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- R) b' f" u3 ^0 z5 eAnd a man whose wife works at the plant was concerned for her safety. "It is a ball of fire," said the man, who would not be named.7 q) J- U. @2 p. Y, z. u
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."! G B' r6 J% T7 g: d/ C
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.+ G5 o! C& d, Q" U* w
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By 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.
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; x# k/ M/ I$ I' UAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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The Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume./ x* y7 R4 @& t5 n! D
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"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.
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& f% [) L& y- l5 ?) F- L. j' }The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.8 n% ?5 O1 F5 ^' |" `) O4 @
3 b; P/ m+ t5 fHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.$ C) x& @8 S2 \. T2 |5 s+ ^& D' w
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It is impossible to gauge the impact on the company -- or how the incident might affect multibillion-dollar expansion plans for Horizon -- until the extent of the damage is known, said Michael Dunn, an analyst with FirstEnergy Capital Corp.
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A spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.* C& g- Q, c9 Z6 i* ~
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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3 J# B, d* k9 XCanadian Natural, Canada's No. 1 independent oil producer, said earlier Thursday that Horizon's output averaged 83,700 barrels per day in December, down 22% from November, as it shut down the upgrader's coker unit for repairs. The company said it had restarted the unit.
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) G- R- R* V. `! O. x) q3 s- U' `' G! vFires in the complex upgraders have been relatively frequent. Production at Suncor Energy Inc.'s oilsands project was hobbled when a fire broke out at one of its two upgraders in December 2009. A second unit was damaged in another blaze last February.) f" h- O9 l7 z9 l6 ?
0 u7 X+ |' c P$ M6 k( e) T( @# [Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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