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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.1 e- `. C+ j/ B
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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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3 C' P4 K! F3 M' G( hThe 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.4 l6 c7 y0 k( q5 K$ B
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m. g) l3 ?7 j) _0 t! m8 L+ p% m
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary." N2 }& n7 a {$ D/ _! Q& O5 }
% `# y( K) O- gAnd 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.% _) t) A. g4 X
9 ^9 u- Y2 z% L4 s. lAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.; c' u$ N7 X v6 N% s# D
! I. Z) |& N5 H' _+ e- ^Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."$ V2 b& @7 l6 i: b! m ?$ w
3 M; J' ~( ^8 H3 j4 eThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down. e+ P; r7 i+ o$ t& G
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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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# ?; U* u" q" o' q3 B& BAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.4 G8 I# g! ?$ o) 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.
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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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- p8 P# b' ?! s1 o+ f P Y9 vThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.5 z* w7 _0 h$ H4 `. J
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.3 {, @+ }2 U0 c, L: c3 w$ C
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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.- f) k8 c' L* o3 X2 ]# v) u
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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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4 X1 a0 z' x+ Z# m) w: d# K* @The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.( |; X$ [- \9 B4 a4 x. t
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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.% J. B& I; R8 I
- y1 J2 u7 P4 X; r. t* wFires 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./ J w( w# A3 `' b" U, {
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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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