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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: c8 O2 H' @1 {! J
3 X0 ^+ v' D \5 G* o- W! B3 j; dThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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, X/ A9 L: ~5 j* H+ }, y4 uOne 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 V4 R0 Z- i# }2 V; X6 J
; J7 Z8 D2 i' \1 l9 GThe 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.$ [+ ^, d; o$ @$ ~3 E; k( g
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.6 w" u+ s/ A1 e) p% p
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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2 w. ]8 w/ A* M; a/ A8 }6 o- X2 xAnd 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.5 N) F, E7 e" X R
/ S1 r& O' j6 K. G {/ S( wAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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+ E; @7 f1 m' s- TChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."0 u# \) \% F' n4 Q
7 k# M* I: }2 D) y* }: i/ v' n- U+ OThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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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.5 ` o. ~" P* G/ B8 {! w
* a- c6 U9 j0 \4 d4 IAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.+ ^5 _9 B v! K8 u9 O. i
7 g9 J# k) D: K5 |0 y, A/ L9 |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.
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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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, {; `4 C7 |! B8 y% S! C! TIt 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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S& Z; c4 ~. ~$ V; j1 ^0 }A spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.0 e6 Y$ d# L' L7 G8 a
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.6 q( E, d" F$ X' L5 `' ?; _
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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.0 r. S; R# R3 u% `' X$ d/ o/ d' W4 r
4 e- i0 b3 w+ J8 W* z' _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.. {- P( B. W; w, V
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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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