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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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* k3 ^0 w4 b% I. s7 VThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.6 A% u& a. ]+ P: O- ^4 j% p
" E* ]/ V6 t P4 fOne 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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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.: y9 A; {8 i, w, C
! p1 H' e. w! I"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.5 f1 B% S$ R9 W
2 N$ J! z: K2 h* O& W. `Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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% Y7 k5 H4 V* _/ ~0 v6 O& [5 b$ CA 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.
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7 x. R( q/ y z* hAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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' B/ h: p9 C2 A8 }Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage." h& D( C$ ?# s2 T6 `: g {
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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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* r& ]- x0 o/ C8 wBy 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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% W3 m7 p) N* w+ T# j- JAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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- |' `- F5 q* j$ }- cThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.1 o, ~1 J9 x: Y, R: ^! ]( M
$ _% S& [) h% x- a# H$ {' X) s& O! e"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.9 D" Y8 |5 t, U l
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.+ H# W5 @0 r1 V, d" A
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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.+ D* Z+ S1 E) [& ?# d
' ^) ^4 L& ] p6 J8 zA 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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- z: a9 C/ L, O( \ i% jThe 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.4 b6 U8 u$ V" m/ v& i
, l- `) z0 U; G0 T! ]5 J% aFires 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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/ z; Q8 V" \% P- G/ H: L5 u3 QHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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