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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.* s6 [% F* D$ R
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.& t5 U$ a% b& h
0 I! V, F2 g r- B( d- |7 F1 IOne 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.$ k. K- m! U( ~9 X9 |: x! f! u
/ r, Z+ F2 E% ~1 D- k3 D1 LThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.9 Q; Z `- e: `2 H, B
" k; ^8 a; K1 r3 m- G8 h. E"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.
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."* T! P F y* W% F5 @
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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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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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' d+ |, Y/ o8 J1 B4 Q: cChris 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.
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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.. Q7 F& ]( q7 ?1 a! e' W
& q5 ~6 C# S4 u% n5 _' q: R' uAir 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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) j' V4 `: P$ {! M6 z$ \"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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& g& z8 O( T1 |* D% W# E, U' X! ZThe 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.; l. n# l; S8 f. t
r+ K2 e3 J2 m1 [$ f2 eIt 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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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org., u. z, {2 \4 y' k) V8 f( H( M
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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./ z! K9 R, D. H. K# I( K7 G# R( L' Z
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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.
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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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