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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.* b6 R# g0 \6 x, F6 L
& x& f; t+ s' u( Q0 M) CThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.( Z4 _* x- Q t$ l$ V% I2 a
) m3 X( j; J: ]5 z3 aOne 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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9 l" c4 p7 ?8 z' Z7 L9 pThe 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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4 `- E w/ v/ _( f# XReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m." b# D& h( ~. W$ I* R5 w
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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& [ d, j) @: l, C4 y4 mAnd 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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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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6 a4 C# x0 Y8 M( r$ wThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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7 J+ X8 l, x1 sBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.- K6 I1 M" w* H7 E. I6 q; Z
. n: v7 H# y9 n* R6 o" ?8 B6 AAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.$ s4 c: c' x9 m1 m+ _/ s
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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.' T" g7 T) B1 f" Q4 e
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.9 b/ \/ f1 |9 b0 V5 F3 i. y
6 n) o: [. I l, y( D0 F1 hHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.2 ^* h6 Y! Y( T0 ^% c3 ?; o
1 S4 J: o1 ^8 @' cIt 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.8 k! }* Q8 G1 {; L6 E
* O! M. x. t& ^2 qA 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.
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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.5 w4 x7 \( f y% @
: Y. q& w7 X4 L$ U0 ?0 |. d: yFires 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.0 h- O# P0 k. _, b% A
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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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