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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., a8 B+ v7 a% i% k
$ E# E6 O+ h$ y$ iThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.# \' ?" G2 n0 w' g+ V+ Y0 a5 ^
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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.7 S% E3 @3 I! N7 s
4 ~3 f: |0 d" G, DThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.% B' G/ L4 f. R, m9 a
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.- K r& p' T7 M& d, V$ Z+ h, a) i
_% J9 U# |! @2 I$ W8 dA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary.": s" {9 z' I! h! T) ]
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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.+ [' @" g: s- O& E" J% K7 o' t
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Alberta 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."8 X h6 \# E4 q V7 W( e# U
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The 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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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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3 h- y, f2 U* P' G' OThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.0 C. R& ?; h; g X; q! Q. ~$ U
1 N. B! L7 }3 k% l& }; ~, R# K( o"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.) Y, a( q3 s# [
% t6 G; z! [; W, _& jThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.2 f. T& t& u7 z. e5 T; d2 g
) Y0 R* v$ f, @' T( e% I' ^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.( `- b" D; t+ k- Y; [
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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.+ Q: T- a! j/ t
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.! a: u) l% s* H |+ ^% E
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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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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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. j5 Y3 y6 f* h. t3 V6 \ t. eHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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