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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.* a% h) K# V& S- q; z$ e 
 
+ Z' ~7 Y- e% n- IThree 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.8 B1 S$ x& A# T$ X* w. W 
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The 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./ K! v5 s+ }4 z8 ~ 
 
8 O4 m2 {! O9 \% e* [Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m. 
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. I! t9 f3 ^  [) H+ F( V# o; mA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary.") @2 D9 }% ~8 j* E 
 
" O# D+ U2 o" q/ w! m1 s0 cAnd 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.' T5 w9 p$ ^! A1 h7 x) P: C 
 
) @7 a$ F( ^' C* y) ?& o$ x  J& DAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.$ E; U* Y" ~7 s4 ?0 W! q( D3 S7 b 
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage.", h3 [( ^* K% I" ? 
 
! G$ a8 X0 w7 k2 O  W5 gThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down. 
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6 q* b* w! g$ q/ _) qBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.  R" b: O6 O/ U6 c( r3 s9 g/ U 
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.4 P$ O: \( G# L$ X# s$ | 
 
: ^) |% O7 ^4 U; y+ l4 f( L3 YThe 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. 
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.) g) [$ \( ]1 H  |  g 
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands. 
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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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/ T5 t5 v7 L, f! cA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation. 
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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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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. 
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) o" C' W; B/ \( G2 tFires 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.$ ~1 ?' c: O" K9 Y 
 
1 [- q+ @. N: F' \& I% o4 ZHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |   
 
 
 
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