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6 z4 ~' n ~& ]8 x, k! AFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
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1 R# B$ z: y# `& O7 eThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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9 Z8 P( u/ l3 Q4 z- x9 MOne 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.9 O! z! o. T% P3 t: {: b4 t5 t, y
s; ^- C! ]! NReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.: t& O! | ?/ g/ `; ?
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."6 ?- J- F6 M" q1 _: ]0 E
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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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0 L' Q; I( |6 `0 `; h7 TAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.0 B Y1 X, P& K) m4 v) X9 {
# g ^' j% @1 Y7 ?. l2 H" WChris 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.0 F, x4 o2 g u6 D" C4 \8 ^
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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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( v4 h, k" [) B/ ~; Z$ ~" w' Y6 B f"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.& |2 u9 { r5 y; K, I% p3 i
8 ] ^% q9 J- LThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.0 h3 y2 _/ F* ?. L6 _# x8 F* q
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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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.7 |. u0 y* ?+ d' W* g3 H
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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.% S* E- ~: d: T3 A
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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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Canadian 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( }! u J7 G+ J' F) E
) K7 U. n+ O8 l+ s1 zFires 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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