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7 d; K- u1 Z# Y M' P5 B0 }, E; r3 TFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
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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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: u! O5 I2 s' a3 m9 tThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.+ a. ]- _' {* J9 [8 M6 |2 K
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.+ G6 Q) Y) j; S3 `* }
; C) x4 C* P7 R! M d, [0 SReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.( _. D3 U8 a/ }
- G0 M2 w0 z7 N9 Q: OA 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.+ o( y2 M; x' |. C* U$ x2 g
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.( B, T' e( n: S0 M. {: S
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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" h$ n' ^ \2 n5 u Q4 TThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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" {9 d- Q3 N( W! r o$ w) iBy 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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" X9 O8 q8 F& Q0 p0 k4 gAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.9 R5 k6 t1 P- v& i1 v, @8 H# F
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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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% ]7 y; P$ G% e( Q; F"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.- Z7 k5 V/ r. a' O1 n
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required. W' h/ U' X- m2 K
; a) V+ {) f" `" fHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands., q# K& _' I8 W7 Q( m( K
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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.
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" j5 [. g" A+ ]0 r, X1 U6 V2 M" FA 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.3 {, j( r& O0 j- F/ S8 Y _
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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.: ~ b9 F5 l. m' _1 l7 Y( R! x
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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.0 h& W4 K* |3 {1 Y! x6 q6 g) V3 |# L
5 J L% x* G+ D% ~1 e8 qHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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