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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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4 T2 `6 K! \' O w' pThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.. x; D2 c }# j& ]3 l
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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.
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2 j; G3 b! E4 D; Y5 U1 _The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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' _1 E6 [9 }! F' y) @"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.' N- c5 m- j9 u' |
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary.". k4 e# [) P" Q# i
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And 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.; n) l1 g5 d! e
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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6 t$ ]9 l/ Q5 }$ R+ K5 H+ N; vChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."/ a$ ~6 r. f5 M! _% _
$ X0 H; ~# N8 s& oThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.: m2 G0 B$ Y8 ^) P
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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.2 e% ^6 H& [% l1 W
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.- @% v$ _7 ?% i3 F ^. C1 G
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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.
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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.* t1 X! O2 M# n- e: O
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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3 `# r# y4 m: U' @$ {7 pIt 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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' Q0 Z& Z2 F! u6 ~; ?A spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.1 s% Y5 T' o8 Y- F6 u
2 c1 h4 L$ \. P6 OThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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Canadian 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.. A4 I, r* I# V7 l7 N
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Fires 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.
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Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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