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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.. ?& t, l; l2 `; \$ G+ K# }
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.) ~- S: N; ]) E2 ?# b
# s; ^6 {% e0 ROne 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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- y* S4 M7 g M* H* {0 XThe 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.& ^2 b% g2 z. Z
/ H y1 t; d+ \6 T1 O# n. W- PReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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1 O( ]# E% r( ^" Z9 [A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."3 R( G6 Y8 g+ Z: K
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And 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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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.". s* B% g. W1 K" e
7 i# o0 v. N2 H# [9 C+ l' YThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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) _' ^" `6 G7 B8 G2 TBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.% u C {" M( G; p' G. `
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.! y2 K6 U$ n0 J4 c; a; I; r
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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.! s4 R. t+ J: x2 h q
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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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2 K5 x4 D M1 Z0 [, }The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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' h7 L! x2 I( eHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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! a' p' T9 S gIt 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.1 d; l9 o% I! l2 H4 g5 \
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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.9 o7 H0 g5 l. ]7 B8 B4 u& u
/ e: c( d: @$ b% H& U% P9 GThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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6 F6 {/ y$ a- l$ a; o0 L3 NCanadian 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.( {! H! u: n2 k2 A6 O
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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.
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' b/ E: a, q% R _1 @! u+ s) q( k) JHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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