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. h7 g3 \* N" B k2 rFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.) J- D- v8 Y" b: ^$ P
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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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.
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The 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.
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.; b9 p; c3 o; b% e: T
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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" O7 \* A0 I0 G- H/ \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.7 Q4 M5 i3 r- R, ]" Z" Z$ y
" c W ]2 u3 t9 IAlberta 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."! r, {1 g0 ^/ S7 E. P: P6 o$ |- [
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.0 D3 H& G, C1 @ _- t3 B. T/ {# `0 F6 j
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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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* R) K0 v7 `$ b- Y/ j8 e+ e5 N1 D# zAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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' p" ?# c @8 qThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.
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9 [! i% Z% t: }"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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5 ?- t' }) R/ R/ J' hThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.8 I* f& y/ f O4 V( s6 B- K# o
1 Q% q1 T* Q. L; b! aHorizon 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., M2 V e: E: Q. C2 E3 b
9 Z+ d5 ^9 n2 ^, RA 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.
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( e: s9 j Z0 R h* \- g: k" Q- vCanadian 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. U; c5 b/ `1 _' A) @
6 H3 G% C' A' 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., w4 Q$ i! i$ z4 s
5 e1 t: _+ U6 D5 N( sHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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