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. [) v4 }+ o4 W. t6 u$ ~Four people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.8 O0 v( \9 X4 p4 C
: }+ H; i3 Z( [! S' p9 \Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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* F- `+ W3 \! l/ H% ~& N, d' VOne 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.; a7 ?/ G& W n* h2 y- Z
0 C2 n$ z' @! _The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.! B8 \! e0 N2 Z3 {" @! }" M
/ g# O5 e0 E1 U' Y3 D1 t"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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* S! f: {: {+ p0 D8 e- LA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."& d" z. Y) ~4 w9 _+ \7 q
; e. \+ _( H3 K3 FAnd 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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$ W3 w9 \. V% {Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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" Q$ F( w* o* Q% k" ?Chris 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.; @# U. X9 o9 t& c- J1 O
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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.
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.4 x9 n% _* B/ F- 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.# r$ D9 v- h9 \
; R; C K U$ x; u7 s1 L"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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v$ ]; ~6 V2 @+ t$ ?( lHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.( d5 ]1 Q8 W9 ]* c, ^% o, i
9 L0 [; E r; C% u: QIt 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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/ H6 G7 A+ \+ R9 @& w9 nA 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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2 R2 X+ o9 B' s# Z8 |# L, }The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.7 J4 d" c+ _9 D' O
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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.4 ^; q) Q( N, x$ k
& I/ o4 S/ F3 V7 [$ ~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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9 n2 U( ?7 K3 H z O7 M9 m. ^- IHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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