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' n5 Q; p1 D2 V* n3 fFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.$ a! K5 f! q9 N6 f, b
! |0 O! V. D( p9 D2 C/ nThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.3 A" w l( \! S4 r: u2 ~/ `
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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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5 j0 ~* n3 z E SThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.* ]) h! T0 ?7 ]1 G1 c
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"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./ f, N* ?" q( S \
; e4 `; z( A9 @5 U: AA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."9 W; v! K# j8 t( Q2 @1 C
, G) t% e4 H# e$ D2 |4 g/ PAnd 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.3 p( G: L/ r4 v; V
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.+ f; }2 }2 |8 V" L9 R1 y1 |
8 G# T% \! d- M8 HChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."$ B8 _# k6 _" r1 W* s! m# z. ~
" |9 F# s0 Q6 @" S6 x9 @0 ~The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.5 D9 y3 u6 ^1 ^. u6 j+ P2 R; P- k7 T
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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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The Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.' d; K' k* N) P# t* Y
9 ?6 e9 \# O0 i"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.' h6 B9 c" u- `* s
6 ]( F' i2 V) l& T" dThe 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.; y, C. \7 u- t$ G5 Y D. h( k, p$ s$ P
; J3 Q1 J9 h7 u# YIt 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.1 m9 y: |7 N3 O
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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.% `9 L [) `4 d% j! D0 F
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.1 d U' f/ p" p5 ]
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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.
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) A8 V$ h9 y3 M. x, z0 K/ 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.- ~# u, n: W2 ^2 ~6 _
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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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