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N4 R7 p- R$ V1 j9 i+ FFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
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9 ^; X% H( T, M# W* J& pThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition." J b' B0 [& K8 @+ j# R$ z
) Q0 }& ^4 m/ ~% e1 XOne 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 g! V$ s. g& y. b4 e. W
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.2 S; ?8 k/ d5 w$ c# c
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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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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.0 B/ o, v6 ~6 M" p2 ?
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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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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2 r9 @, X# J7 a4 b+ V t: MAlberta 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."
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7 W. V2 E& f( ?& qThe 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.
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1 _- F9 z! A; e! x% @Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.6 v' ]$ f0 R/ J9 w& f$ y
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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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+ s# _* p+ U* M5 U- M- b D" }7 u"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.
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! R. N: S; q4 Z( |$ m. wHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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& x7 U& L" L7 }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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: P1 U) P% w1 x9 SA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.% _5 S. T. O: H* _2 ^$ t @8 }- A
, ^2 J, c! ~& v) [' N3 c& yThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.8 \( \9 h" E# G6 N/ Q
- v1 n5 k' x% {+ F, xCanadian 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.4 n" M: o, q! W, a9 ?: a/ c8 X
. n+ Q& T3 j7 l( TFires 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.9 ?9 @* l; U$ x& d) C8 j; i
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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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