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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.
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3 V9 p2 q. K/ O# V$ mThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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$ ?2 d# t- H) S1 p+ @) f/ pOne 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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* }$ L5 J( e9 J( m. @" [The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.+ j- o) o6 r, O: X$ Y. {
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.! W2 d, U$ i2 ]5 C* Q% ~, z
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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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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."0 `9 Y" N& z1 v3 e# A
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And 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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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.5 M4 x2 }1 p( o1 D6 n, x
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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' U+ R2 u8 N3 p& c% G4 C/ {' TThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.& E4 t1 B- E4 P2 j2 s
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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.7 O) y7 P! r5 a. @- c8 D
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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.& s( W4 X+ M8 a9 F
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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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6 c6 S& N. N5 K" dThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.2 w/ Z/ y1 p! U& X
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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% a/ t, ~; e) n0 c% sIt 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 R) C% l! X, J# O, r2 z
9 [3 X5 O4 W: ]* U$ G' }) r9 L1 |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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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.4 a+ C2 q. u5 o' t6 [7 [) Y# _8 ~
0 z3 B# g- Y# s* ?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.8 K5 }4 H3 g& p4 f: V
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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.
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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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