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# u+ F7 D7 p5 c8 k; [Four people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.# W1 j8 v% Q0 h6 x, r
x( Q% \2 q* u- E$ E8 lThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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# {3 c0 a- J0 t2 aOne 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./ |& b! L( g8 @0 S0 F
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.( K4 L! t/ T8 F3 X5 O/ V$ x
; i% P$ f! ]/ h D4 \! B" ?. L"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.
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2 |1 y" B. G: ~/ K. xReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.) {. ~9 s6 `9 `& Y' }$ k' \- P
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."9 B7 [$ W: e, ^
: m0 G$ I6 R+ ~, wAnd 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. ^9 J) ^( W2 ~) w9 F2 p3 a# y8 C
9 {: E- |- s. r* y, hAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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$ O! k+ N S$ kChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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: L, v6 w# F- rThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.* |/ k7 \+ U( S6 N a; ~
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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.: s: F) q0 Z, s8 Z8 M6 ]
7 l& n2 Y6 G( f$ f0 n* VAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.. |9 E; v& h3 f K( C0 y+ B
' l" q- C7 `- I- A7 h. [The Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.% q ?5 a3 C( O+ @% q
+ ^. X4 p1 E! a; S3 t) k+ f"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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2 ~4 k' S9 ~0 A! h, \The 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.
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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.( R; O7 F# ~0 @2 A6 u: ^; G
2 p4 G; N/ v: Y9 CA 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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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.3 z' ?4 R5 W. s. U& V
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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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