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! O5 p& n v7 T, u2 y* zFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.: M3 A5 ^9 M4 I
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.6 K; \9 J: }/ |
1 J9 a+ k& e+ }8 @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.
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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! v# R1 l& a; c/ ?( ?' C+ _"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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; t1 M' T6 ^8 y' n8 }/ F- bA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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% w0 t9 g0 q; A* {# k3 OAnd 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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+ K$ I+ `6 p% t6 y# w; KAlberta 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."# F, c: B. J! t2 Q5 f
' M k0 W2 {, ?. n( {5 iThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.8 q9 x/ m# J% G# |2 J; v8 X7 o
! e% }! O. L# N- JBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.& W( m* b: D# m [' @" b% d
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Air 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.
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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.3 X, q: \8 F, s7 q& d0 s/ `
: D) E+ b8 Q1 u! {Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.% N2 _# K8 Z5 |1 M( x8 S
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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.: m2 @% D3 `$ f0 C
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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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4 h6 p) a5 `% Z4 k4 O2 ~# CThe 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.( o( i. I. d8 V
0 {' ~0 L3 ]5 y5 C1 W9 }5 }/ 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.' B9 f" c* n, Y: b3 u" V ^1 }5 i+ j
7 [: v- M% \: z/ _4 L. Q) RHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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