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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.% ?2 W- {7 {' N3 b+ n
- v+ K) i# P( p* xThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition. Y5 I5 [: r# T9 d) m2 A
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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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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.
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" Y8 z! B2 K, i t# p2 YReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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2 m- P; ^$ x" P* s# _A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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! `, v$ x: Z* l: ?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.( M, k( f `) Q$ e
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.3 o. J, t& a$ L5 h
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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.
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. ~" u9 x* y* R, Y$ }; Q9 O+ kBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.
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. |8 v" o( q' HAir 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.+ E2 p: N" r7 F" @/ Z
+ d4 @- B5 G7 J" V4 w"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.3 }4 g" J$ F6 Y4 r3 b2 w2 X
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.& B, f: P* I0 R: x7 q* p
+ F0 B9 D q0 u! Y6 l) G# NHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.. D9 X6 g; p! s5 o! J$ Z
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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.
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8 K# U& S" ?" t: @) dA 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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* y, h" m. q9 y6 ^The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.+ a, p4 G' W n
% \7 |2 k4 ~+ |. W! x8 b4 RCanadian 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.) n* ?7 t% m. o3 \& e: X
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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.8 }- ]4 I# I6 `, R5 r, z
8 L/ S$ p1 T" Z* hHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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