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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.$ o+ g9 v* h- J* L
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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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" I6 }$ V! B3 K2 W, rThe 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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" S% s6 X6 q# n4 D2 FReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.# c8 e, G7 D8 q8 A3 W) c- ?
9 o: d: ]1 S, @+ n6 Q2 z; j0 DA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."0 G R) B' |1 K( L+ g3 y5 g
% T( `8 L) v. g! eAnd 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.
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."9 a% m- Z1 J7 g' E2 s- ?3 _
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.0 y3 M! c, }( H- U7 q
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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. b% U. @0 Y5 j L
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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.% ^, Y; f: T, }5 R' e3 M
- S9 W, R8 h# D/ P' @"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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! I' a/ q! ~0 S+ I; j: d4 MThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.* ]- [# _- W" t+ H
; S+ x7 ^' M7 w3 V4 EHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.+ P8 l5 D5 c1 U# `. g D/ Z
9 Y2 G) t6 i5 T) n3 H: HIt 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.
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$ `1 [5 R( ~6 S7 d/ Y* FThe 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.- c! ]9 n$ Y9 w% k: c/ P* [$ o/ t- y
3 Z0 a$ n2 m5 B- D. z; r4 s( A- G3 N5 AFires 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.' S7 `; X; |8 {* r6 N) ]; j
- e; L! q( K' ?7 w( ^) gHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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