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; X- I3 a6 o8 |7 {# N) r6 YFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
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* j; `* p) N8 iThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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) e7 |; F( V ^# WOne 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.# `# y; M. G- n* u, Q% n3 a. v/ ~
) u$ z& Y3 d5 |The 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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1 R! J- z, w% v7 EReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.& \0 a$ s+ N! t6 m* m
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."9 }3 X3 `, ?. z: D, i: l# t5 @& W
) w: o. T8 I! m7 AAnd 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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# O7 d1 A- R6 P. z% g2 wChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.4 Z7 H M+ c. }% B9 L: A2 L3 t7 Y5 D
% q3 q8 f3 \6 M% m/ L7 xBy 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.) t/ {9 n+ o8 o2 i b. J8 ~2 j
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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. {+ @" P9 A4 r
. T9 v8 W1 d: L1 _- M+ L, S+ M"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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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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1 t/ W& |+ c' x7 E5 N7 O3 F x 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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y! ^ c1 ]) z* l0 X- LThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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5 ^) d' ^. q7 k5 S$ c& rCanadian 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.. D% H0 l: V. Z$ n S' R5 h
6 g5 O7 c" N% ?" |) E6 D: 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.
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$ p1 v4 _+ x- HHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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