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7 J) p: W1 B3 ~) p. s! Y/ gFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.9 ~2 M1 y: C! v. V. o2 X! E
! L$ x1 a; _0 C+ J: T# VOne 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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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.3 |& ?6 W# B2 ^5 m" C6 ?. E+ a
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.' k, t+ h# F4 P) t m, ?- U F: L+ J
& t* a: l9 N3 G/ T; B( Y6 E, {* b c- sReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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- R' q/ M' u( S' ?# W. ]+ w0 lA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."# N$ y, k" _) ?6 z T( y4 @$ y' P$ f( s
5 j; N# g( r J8 N, r7 E7 X' vAnd 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.
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2 d5 f: X7 i, `# @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.": X' D; V$ e# ?7 W9 C" b' z
( F/ X$ v& |9 E/ QThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.6 X" X3 z4 G& O+ H
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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.( x* J9 f" U- F6 W3 r+ b
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Air 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.
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( q' ]& e5 l- O( b/ E8 O" i; Q"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.7 N6 G: }5 O9 q+ Q
$ r! C- I l3 I R u- o0 WHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.- t5 N$ [1 ]: R4 h7 @1 h
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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. l" N2 I' u3 S# w; g5 T# @' i
0 v* X) L0 I" s% b; t2 QA 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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`% c0 S( O# p* n% r8 i6 J SThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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' t" v2 v4 X, O# o' sCanadian 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.& U, j$ Y2 G4 u. P; u( p" |* `
# h" O: |. k8 rFires 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.3 V6 z7 T3 G! x1 V- `
7 q! C) Y" g+ `1 y/ ]Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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