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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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; d2 [: b% c: r* s2 D' AThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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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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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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f1 c, a- a2 B; j2 x"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.- L3 f2 Z; I9 R$ ?; o
8 y! D/ Q2 P- {7 j* \7 QReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."# H* M* i3 c1 L6 j9 H8 H
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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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1 U$ k4 ~0 F( [( q' z# j6 _7 ?& |Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.. {- [& \5 @2 _! y( c
2 v$ J, E; o% GChris 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.# l& w7 ~2 R4 [( S3 @
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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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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.4 J+ b0 D+ L d$ W# @7 v
1 m8 ]+ }# G7 u+ ~$ v: R0 g3 VThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.
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6 z3 j+ b" s8 Z5 V5 ]"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.; d1 l2 C8 e, Y6 J! B
' k6 v3 p" \& l6 E3 G, i& OThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.$ Y4 c: y* w6 C5 d( S
0 D, C5 K( U" x5 H2 @Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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- X- K3 z! r- c2 [! Q- UIt 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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; N0 p; n: D: Q9 bThe 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.1 D6 _0 s6 Z+ c, `9 h" D% H
1 \* J# G+ o) j+ zFires 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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" h6 a/ U9 e: g$ ~/ h9 e& ^3 vHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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