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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.( {, H9 a# W7 A5 K
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.$ Z& |0 B- A% `2 ]
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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.: b4 b2 z' O5 |3 q C) c+ H Q% c8 q
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.% D! l1 O! J5 P3 t2 ~
0 R7 i; s" c7 }$ u5 \$ Z7 n"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.
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$ j- H) O' |1 m: R& h2 FReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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2 I% ?% i; |& P( V ~& F* c( lA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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7 O! E6 s* i) H, H" B' e: W( p0 nAnd 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.( f) K6 b! n1 y; l, e
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.* O/ Z' B/ E1 e% s4 ? F/ Q2 d
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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.
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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.6 }4 l8 S3 |% Y. U* f9 |
# u- A3 p% @% G5 P4 }/ ^Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.2 `+ b- H4 n N- K
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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. J' y, X* r0 r- [
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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.' J4 U9 Y7 j( E3 @
; C6 s6 p. a- `6 {The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.8 {8 d9 x$ a& T. [. A: r
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands., I( H" @& t! o; S
; B5 Q9 t2 H! Y+ f' |; \: i5 hIt 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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; W% s8 \8 V9 f6 a8 OA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.1 c7 A& d8 p. {
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.- I- K# z0 y* a5 j; y2 o: y
; b' \: h) f8 KCanadian 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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, V0 J3 z# i, ]2 nFires 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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Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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