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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.. n) \) j7 k, E, q
3 _ G+ D, s& L ^# g/ ^; \Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.7 }1 m2 A$ b4 A1 a. k' C6 [
# v2 X5 x4 f( cOne 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.
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.. f; {# ^0 T$ @' A
2 o3 t8 M" t7 y" gReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.7 X9 _: ]( c% {9 j* L0 }, z1 J3 C
7 W J4 D. q0 J7 b/ L! |A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary.") R! b& P% X% U7 B: a
, J1 f$ x/ S6 gAnd 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.: q! }/ n3 r" k: ^
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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."
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.0 T/ n! S( A) G6 t: b/ u& P4 w
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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.0 a# Z1 C* z) X8 t- e. `# F
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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.3 F. B1 g0 n5 Y: C' B! I! {3 l# J6 A
0 t5 ~! ]; V+ K: h) X5 {"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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2 b1 m: K) k8 T- @The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.; T! t. R4 J5 t) c' a$ B2 q
; V3 U4 i+ j- tHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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2 y [; S& J5 VIt 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.- x& l7 R5 d: Q7 D' {% P3 m9 {
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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.
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" E5 I0 ~% X8 A7 MThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.# E9 @$ q D7 G- [
8 @0 Q4 j, \& K4 N4 YCanadian 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.! a( }/ t! r+ ~$ |; 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.# c. N, {# W7 S4 k: z8 r# n# n7 [+ H5 S3 T
. n3 f* F( P5 XHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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