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$ G: L( g: C, t& C. x* s7 iFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.* I0 m c, ?! \$ Z6 r* @5 c: L
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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6 h: C/ J) `6 K+ P7 R( z! }' N5 LOne 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.+ F1 T, P l3 a6 m& }4 [& l
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.. `% l+ m# }; d3 ^! y% K. A7 o
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.
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0 i2 [! y+ G6 U- V4 K1 bReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m., t. A; Y8 B( c$ A# A* f
: q2 y& u* O7 f; S3 OA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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9 [2 \, }( B. j6 uAnd 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.& V% U2 w5 T- H
|; L6 Q( ?: @7 b) P/ R; V K$ SAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.; A: f4 z" T6 ` e* R
& Z2 |0 }7 r/ w. f* E6 `6 G4 }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.! r( K7 T, }. E9 e& J _
8 b) U; ?7 Z' C" ^) EBy 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.0 c- m3 l% k8 j6 H) o
% r2 S: H4 v8 F+ L' ^/ SThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.' R2 v7 A4 I3 d5 z' D: y
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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 }% G6 a* [' N Y2 O
/ r" K2 E( M* v* v3 \9 d6 OHorizon 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.
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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./ S5 T+ _) ?: w5 J! q! K
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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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' m/ S6 R# b7 M! m6 ?$ EFires 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.: b) V8 @' I0 j S- }
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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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