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+ O# M' \7 r9 c' ^( z/ |( m P! n# tFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray., y% e( v! _0 \% ?
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Three 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./ ^) m6 L7 w7 Z: }% |8 j# ~
7 P9 l0 a( d$ n! }) |. [% 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.9 u, E& q, ~) L7 T9 I
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.2 a) d; M8 ~* G" u; n
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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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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: L5 U, S( S& ^- [2 P* D7 cAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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1 F" s/ e$ ` f6 H. u9 xChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."- U) U( s- L( K- h
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.) f1 K3 d5 j8 H/ o
. T: P+ W6 o- X4 Q& S6 W UBy 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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+ s- a7 k X- ~0 n- U7 b; NAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.# r x4 i# f$ J5 m- A
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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.: e, I6 {$ L8 x
( S; H9 S1 P% K. M1 G# o" D"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.0 o9 z8 [+ c M2 ~" Z4 Y
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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7 i, L2 s4 P v+ N& A- }0 oHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands. a) J( P2 E' Q# O4 s
& b! `1 Q' R8 c$ [1 @It 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.; B; l3 r5 y" @" e) h1 U; g% g
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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.7 d1 x6 f3 `! _: E4 ^$ M0 R% B
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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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5 S6 |+ v; n1 M) iCanadian 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.
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- C1 h1 t/ q, J: H" Z% E3 P, D4 \4 vFires 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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. a/ J7 ^, s ]Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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