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' ^# C2 e Y. N( ?Four people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.6 B) Q% K1 y. y% k( q: _3 o4 C
5 v5 C& |1 {$ p1 F% S* _8 gThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.7 T1 K# O# |1 z: p
" g: F# H1 {8 l6 w7 X8 xOne 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.; R! u5 I- Q" z: X* x! C
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released." E2 L8 Z% T; ^; M: T
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.& ~! u6 e: @: F! G( x9 _
' j, c" ]. W' E8 B* a$ h5 _, IReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.+ Y+ F. R: u. |8 F5 y
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."6 x3 b; }/ q; p3 `3 O0 I; H' y# |5 m$ ~
) |; m+ E( O3 @/ E7 R7 [# zAnd 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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1 f/ s: A* c1 v( l/ ?) HAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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2 J, u; g( x0 yChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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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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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.
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; q$ ~4 o$ x M R, `" j: vThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.5 [6 h- M, Y+ q5 g& }: C9 ?
! M& W$ ?' ^: @- g"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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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.1 C7 e: ~5 R8 {; u! m8 } }" e
; s& s9 J" `; E0 L2 s2 c+ ?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.5 E/ u q- O8 ^: L, ^9 f; [1 ~0 t0 r
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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.4 x" \2 [) c q2 Q: O( V
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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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' `5 t3 M2 D: G' W pCanadian 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.) ^$ ^( Z6 W, y U# w2 T- }
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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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; r3 J. h' z- D, _Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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