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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.! M' n) ?' j0 o+ }' Y( R# s
/ p3 v' ?6 j: \# o3 A, R; fThree 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.9 ]& S* Z0 ] w" {4 a% h0 ~
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.+ a9 ~. m, [( Q' Q3 O
- ^" |1 a: Z6 p. B/ M7 m9 Y"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.3 { \& v; A7 `* o2 V0 w' G
& R% \0 ]5 u; ?$ X. d4 bReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.8 c& d1 ~, e) ?7 D/ M
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."" [' e- `* Z: ?) k# I. o
% n7 W2 q O( ~- p% LAnd 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.5 S8 O9 z; C# m P4 m, |- U1 z" S2 m
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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4 `; g8 _) G# ?8 r3 W! M7 NChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."* ]# ?+ b, e% ~
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.! U- w3 {4 r1 H% ^- f
2 C" L" R; U& I& K& a/ x/ {By 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.) P( P. ~ I7 }1 F, ^6 O
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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# ]+ Y* L3 T7 _! iThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.# @! c& {& }: O& C8 _- s" K4 N
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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." b6 x# s$ @" {1 S
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.& R5 ]9 S: l, z5 t* A2 g0 K2 {4 E
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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.0 o1 Q$ s0 d% }; d; o8 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.
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+ y1 C- W6 n: R2 T; @The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.. `/ Q; V; u1 T2 r2 x
" ~; W. w0 o( m* g: J4 QCanadian 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.' ]5 r9 W* ~0 N1 _5 |
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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.; K. Q: Y |6 ?) [$ u
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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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