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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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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.& f1 K" N7 I6 [( h# Z z
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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." h+ v# q/ o: L; L7 m
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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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6 O* m8 s7 k$ M' `4 {3 dReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.' l- p+ U! U4 V5 {
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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8 w0 w& F0 V" Z y* V. sAnd 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.9 x% n, _9 u3 o+ v' X3 g* d' S: ?
; @: B6 @2 r; g$ T+ h- z2 J# Q+ h# CAlberta 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.": |# ^, Z$ b+ p; V$ J' f
4 M0 d3 q! l+ s6 u$ tThe 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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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.) A6 X: n* g1 c* t( E: x" ]* B
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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." C" d/ e* E+ ~) P+ |5 Y
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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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/ c: R$ l1 c, lThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required., q2 l( X! o- D' D2 y1 F
0 A2 x, |2 n- _Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.8 K6 x9 y6 d; r: k$ `
Q0 N! ^! M' Q' c$ i0 LIt 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.! W* X) j. v, i. l' X. {
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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. m6 E( A- H, a# X( t" R
# Q5 C. t% a! q# I+ J4 R/ jFires 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.! M3 S$ N/ v5 L% Y5 ]8 K y9 f
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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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