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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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9 {- c S# X6 X! q. }% A kThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.% H" \- J( O) s a5 i% M8 o
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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.9 S9 o# h0 ~; ]# W/ A- H
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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! @: S2 h' _9 ^( ?- B) j"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement., u5 T& @% Q/ N/ A. z( [4 M# b
; h, z& p0 U2 z3 H1 u( {4 @' A. FReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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1 m {6 i* _2 ]# F4 V# Q% hA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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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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Alberta 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."+ U a9 v# m4 h, n& t
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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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7 U0 D) I2 x. T% u" J4 f: W; \& yBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area., i2 P; Y% {9 p# q' `% t
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.! x/ f! A- I& z# A; c$ G
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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.. ~( o' h4 t( z2 Z9 I- f2 w( |
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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.0 p+ y1 W4 m7 y6 w/ I& Y
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required." X* e& e0 R( E5 i
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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; M4 `+ {8 W8 E1 C1 vIt 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.. l0 G1 m: H5 I$ E
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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., U$ X) Z% L' Q3 f3 O
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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.) l0 b Y0 o' e& H" c$ Y V
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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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