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- i j: ]: a. u; j" EFour 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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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.
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.1 F/ I# _7 }* q1 B' F8 R
* w* I; D+ L+ a: C; G% Z: u"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.6 u+ X1 \& K# W
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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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& P' V3 V( Z6 g) J; X1 G0 _A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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3 W u% j1 l% c. 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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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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Chris 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.% m! o+ d U* A" F- Y
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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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' f( {) O, X6 q& `, C6 O4 ^, jThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.8 z3 _, }- Y: e3 `7 a2 p4 l9 l
5 z0 d2 E$ F z2 H"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.# b. a& V" d" m" ^
# i2 K9 o: x, Y7 [% }The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.$ R0 |" j% a2 v! n ]5 _- \
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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) l8 j" l* b) o% m2 tIt 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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A 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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* Z6 I- k8 e) r. BCanadian 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.8 Z3 y+ k2 P1 F2 _ `# l
& ~' j8 d+ M, H/ rFires 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.+ P A7 T8 A. h# P8 L
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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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