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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.
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' F. G: H- Y/ M( TThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.# y; B" |/ g! ~1 C3 L( e
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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.9 b& I x6 D* i% g! U/ X
! z2 y5 l: X! m0 L. X$ p"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.6 y0 k1 ^ u# A6 h
, W) Y, b8 m* n# ]; [ n2 J. k( @Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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( L. v' i) _/ S8 ^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.& E, O+ B! T) Y) j% p
# `0 _+ \- _& b: {: tAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.- s$ a! e( h* s* _! Z3 H' Z
e; ], x) P# j8 q- FChris 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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By 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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. V$ G& T+ r! L+ h. pAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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- s' C0 q* i i( WThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.
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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." P: V+ r5 I9 K& M1 n! q5 r
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.& D# L0 ~$ z' A# ]# v1 l8 u
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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1 y5 o8 j) H5 ^9 Z; J" MIt 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.
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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- A7 v5 c8 y7 _2 K1 y7 F DCanadian 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./ t( a/ i- \9 t
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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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Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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