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0 P# a' R/ _3 O6 F- W: ]Four people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.5 {+ J/ E2 Y* w4 I+ O' T* ]
% Q$ l( J* E" sThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.+ p# f2 K( t. S9 d& r
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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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) h& E8 k% {' `) U) q9 hThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.4 c: u! O% F3 i: h! R$ o( `, M
( {6 G% `& ~: VReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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1 ^' L9 u3 v# b( DA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary.", k$ P0 A/ L8 _4 e5 B- m
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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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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."7 s$ D% C/ D9 ^9 D
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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.& E* g7 K4 v+ E( s# ~( A q
3 F) c, Z" @* }& F8 GAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.$ g: z S" N* M( C$ B/ E2 b
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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.& h5 P( l' ~/ f; v* O' R# t5 C
" w' B. \/ b0 q% c' z/ v"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.2 c: t+ `) z G# ~) I+ |
: f) l0 n3 b; k# bThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.9 h- I* O! k1 D O4 m' E2 e
; t# T4 d6 C: h0 F* IHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.$ Q) f$ e& q' o E0 t
- ^) D4 q, B) k# U( s% w! VIt 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.8 {$ a+ ]% O. e3 s* b4 r
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org., L& u# W0 s( K7 [+ P
% f, v$ |0 ]1 ECanadian 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.) u1 ^+ B8 E$ K: ]1 M
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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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