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9 C, b9 [7 e+ l# i$ @: NFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.( F9 k; E1 N$ s6 c4 p
2 @4 n7 e4 I! n+ {) l9 TThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.* s& p# k% S' M7 V$ _
) O; D, c3 g5 e' \ J6 E { b% hOne 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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. O/ x. Y/ w7 `% F( ^"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.8 Q0 S1 g) c1 m; k% x( k
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.. O( B1 {/ c Q" x
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."' z! t5 f3 @9 r9 k+ H
0 S$ A. H7 n- k9 I6 @. TAnd 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.0 E% k1 w4 X+ H6 b+ m' k
3 D& u9 u5 Z& |# a$ JAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.( A8 [9 j2 D9 x/ j8 v
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."2 p! ?: N+ D# ?7 p" ? E) m) M8 @
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.8 h7 G% x+ s9 o7 i$ @ H( q
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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.8 p) ` [" h: `, u
7 O1 Q# }: {7 ~. Z! wAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.: `7 O3 i( _5 Z
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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.
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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" V4 J5 I' G7 V" ?3 }( h. PHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.% O7 f) h8 H2 F/ b1 v- q7 i
# z' J* h$ n+ ]# M* @0 I- X$ vIt 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.& Q) o3 P+ Y+ G" J
; v+ i6 k: t. B8 Q' WThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.9 c& z% g+ F5 v) ^
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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.0 A5 I1 [) l5 [" K
1 U$ |1 x0 w2 U' R) M) ~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.2 y9 T/ M4 q+ u- x
9 g# y* j0 N. D6 e1 UHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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