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6 @- p+ m6 e5 x( t7 ]8 [Four 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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2 y* i9 a9 C8 R6 UOne 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.: a* _* T( X; w* D8 _7 `
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.5 E8 s8 ?! V Q; t
- B* e$ H$ ^3 E"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.
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* \5 S5 L0 H$ k+ G. D% U, B& GA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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1 L( M5 @7 r" Q2 S/ p4 OAnd 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.* ]6 ]! M% K6 T% {( S& q+ O2 G
- V& n& z- O5 B$ oChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."" e# A* w9 f! @7 _3 J/ |; N
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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* m; N2 n. Z) ?( i9 CBy 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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- }. K& Z+ o* {, e/ W% |1 K, tAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.+ x. K; ?6 s- ]1 D2 Z* C8 \
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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.) V8 u! F! ^" w' X
0 S3 g6 j$ Y8 z# E( ~"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.+ a2 G. M$ |, }
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.2 g# W* d& f j
6 u9 X3 k% h' d5 t8 t m& a) s' |; sHorizon 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.# }# c9 Q( o# Q" [9 O# U7 _
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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.( Z! A/ ?& b; W6 x
N2 I1 s; l& a2 [The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.% M& A" N( y) g2 B
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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.# a$ g) F: N/ p4 `% Z6 Z- N7 q
- Y; ?3 H3 r* A- [0 [1 e7 GFires 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.' |1 R$ M' d! \% ?9 {+ | h
- V0 p# q I0 V& G. nHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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