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" ^# Z. ], C, mFour 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 ^# u% n- j3 n/ c! T' t; q: GThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.1 O4 [! v) w0 B+ d5 M; ~
: `0 @% P$ J! R- Z- GOne 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. ^- w. |5 j# \3 B- x" r$ u
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.1 R2 ]7 W7 Y! N8 X
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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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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.! @( O7 s" ~3 v. p# Q# G% A
9 ]9 }& S1 m, s4 hA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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$ K" Z. J" e, O9 z, UAnd 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.6 t6 D4 f: [+ l4 K m- ?( ~! H
3 U6 F) d% A1 |1 IAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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( r4 W" Z( U0 Y n' `# X7 dChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage.". L. z% d8 M& m3 {2 h% V5 H
2 W# r3 E7 b G$ @" D: X- RThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down., a* { _# u0 n
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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.1 Y4 D& I! C% I4 ~7 b) X( d
% `7 A x" D9 ZAir 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.. m: d1 j7 s# Z% f" |
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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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# K0 B9 j' r6 o$ Y6 U* a8 |The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.' @ _5 H: J+ k# @- [
) i4 c/ O/ B: V7 rHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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. h2 U/ C- V/ _, `0 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.- L! Y t1 A2 |
* ^/ l* t: d K$ Y7 o! yA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.+ F5 V! R' Y) j5 q+ @; L b: V
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org./ b* w+ [4 l( }1 n4 G# `2 E
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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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# \" l7 h$ F/ R2 Z. g |1 sFires 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.7 q9 v; q9 I& m8 Y, d
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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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