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* `$ P5 V4 W2 `$ O7 rFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.8 }" Q X# e! L& ?* m) U
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition., v9 c+ Q) ~: X" u6 _* q1 A& K
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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 E4 }, P1 o5 U& V, V7 ^) @The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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0 n. g+ m& G/ e"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.) [3 s8 v6 z! ]' U( j
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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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6 g: V P( z+ ]% t3 j a& S; rA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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0 l) x2 d! k9 X4 P; k5 NAnd 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.! d# ?4 c. h* E+ J1 k4 J* \" z9 ^
( I0 Q# f" c7 D- c- S9 iAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.# }- h3 D: {' U- d) {
) \2 l$ L+ F" i$ q1 d5 p$ cChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."' W# E( u7 p3 Y
" R6 |6 p2 k8 p2 T5 D$ ^The 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.( ^ Y8 j" t) y- A. g# l+ @
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday., ], t y0 V. V/ K7 x0 ]5 V" 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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0 Y! `- Q! u) {& C0 I7 f: f8 h" H"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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8 e! \, b! V4 VThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.. D* g2 S, l. b! Z3 p O# a4 H5 j7 p
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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2 D+ c+ S1 r! v* S% i u" oIt 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.) b6 ~- z" I% B+ S* D/ v
; C6 Y- ^9 ^3 j' c sThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.! |6 u' J; Z% l0 {
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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.: p/ }* l" Z& @3 }0 A
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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.0 }1 J, c0 ^# N0 f
! D8 `$ J5 N4 T: V: { Q, cHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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