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9 h# x4 J0 v: ?Four people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray." _% @# W- ^8 g; J
. [7 F/ ?( m2 m, X' O) I! d) `9 W8 bThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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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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6 ~0 M: }% R$ i2 x6 |+ R"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.7 U' ~: p( C( b2 `
" E& f+ r* V; N' n/ X7 ?$ ~A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary.". K+ {, A3 A: W; x$ X' m
: Y" j% G; Y0 s6 v( D1 i4 J7 T5 ]$ {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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' y6 T! J9 ?" ?Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."$ O+ D- Y' k) n0 t5 ^7 o
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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 M/ m8 Y |: E
{8 h/ @8 z+ W; f* O" b% DAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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* g9 `% J$ l; n* w" UThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.0 V% S" s$ S/ n$ j* e @
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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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* R4 B9 f% r$ i+ p! `& ]* @7 bThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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/ c2 H8 H" \# s8 j( XHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.* X- k! g Z. b: Y5 n
: v- \8 L, ?( W7 @% EIt 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.4 E5 |+ O% ^+ [2 c
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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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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.
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0 g9 V4 n8 e6 _& A! V4 o, ~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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