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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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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.2 n8 u2 ~( O K% k2 j) U- o
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released. E* c5 u0 E) c
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.& B. y8 S7 N9 d
7 ~1 \/ X3 S/ OReports 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."( j U7 I/ X) y; B
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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.: |% m2 ^/ M9 e' m, X6 v. ~! a
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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.". `9 n0 C1 a* ^7 y
/ f* ?2 G( o0 L5 O9 J! uThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down./ O" [) v/ a @8 Z3 q: a: Y" j
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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.2 W( R4 R4 [/ E3 E# z: M
, b6 m5 I$ s' e- bAir 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.. h$ e' S5 ~" e7 F9 v
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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.# D. [$ X4 z2 u0 }* z% q# x
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.7 s4 j( c8 \. s" P$ ]/ X
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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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.8 Q* k+ Q% h; t9 M# v
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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.) j% _; |. x3 v5 R
; m6 h* A" |/ `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.
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5 Q5 D6 U1 ]% J6 U5 I! QFires 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.. t3 I$ D: Q' z6 V. l/ S' Z
- r: p+ L I7 NHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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