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1 N/ q; t, f9 z/ c. K& n5 {Four people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.1 O$ J/ v( f7 O# R
* g4 n8 j& a! w. o5 @- n2 L: P0 vThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.- Y; i5 q* V4 g. Q; F8 Z
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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.0 w- h: D$ D) N* _( T4 S2 m
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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$ B5 C3 }* M: P. N' b% Q"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.
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0 C; N! Y8 F' Y, P1 X) `0 L- F7 KReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."4 C7 u3 y# b9 u; r; D6 f
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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.
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8 n2 X. o$ I* \4 ?Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.) @" ~$ m8 D" A" _) _3 C& ]5 N- M
/ y& l. c9 V9 ~9 H% d' J2 S" u" D7 ZChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."3 E5 a2 O( a8 Y* z4 L
. P) ~( Z4 D+ i, E& Z0 W9 F" ]The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.; @ X$ d, k$ r2 l* p+ s1 P- ?, d
. g# f1 H# `* Z, S9 z2 Z2 SBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.8 a; u$ u3 W2 `3 Y/ _5 N
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.6 O' v# c z8 ?1 ]
% k6 `9 C. t6 ?) J' IThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.% w8 T/ }, v0 \' a; {
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"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.& q" {1 k8 P! Q2 B
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required. R2 o$ b V+ Z) b6 [6 X6 N0 M
) d8 u2 [' q4 M3 M+ ?, C/ ^* VHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.+ `6 ~9 C K) R) J b8 {: T
" q5 \. M: q0 d& l% e r4 e/ E* bIt 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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! j# s( P5 d( WA 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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6 J% X, I! J9 `% Q6 U. RThe 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.
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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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