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4 i, J M, y9 Q nFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
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7 b/ ?0 o9 y9 d& O$ u3 SThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.; U! _2 I# v0 W# o) x
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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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6 v( F" W$ v1 D2 LThe 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.
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; B" g+ c T! x- X) K3 d/ YReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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8 A, R; H$ u4 `* iA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."' T# K& S5 x/ [3 E. X
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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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; l2 A+ j( v- LAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.8 g) I4 k$ \- p3 g d2 P( x* y; ]
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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* Z5 o( k% t& C# ?; y/ GThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.6 V) e/ b1 v8 j+ f N
: A, g. G7 H- R) n5 n& C" t4 ]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.
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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.+ Z6 ^3 Q( S4 G; o4 J5 Q
e" ]5 x! m; N! E$ WThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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, @+ |6 D( J! A' N. U9 I* KHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.0 m( f B T3 E5 j3 B- y
/ `6 L- F) |* h: i- JIt 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.' h: M, r# B, X5 Y# j6 y# a3 \
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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.2 \5 c0 n* i& e) b
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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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4 V5 D+ Z$ ~9 `. D, [ ]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.6 t8 r/ V; D8 l2 A! U H1 H
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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.6 z. U: m5 f1 \) W [
) i" k9 k l2 i+ Y/ Y, g7 |Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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