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7 n) t' y7 \1 Z/ p( zFour 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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2 }; t5 l, r* {6 m% @5 o7 IOne 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.8 d; Y2 s5 _/ v" Q
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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( i# ^& U' ?' Z: D8 [; H7 J"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.1 J N g6 D6 e: s$ ^: B
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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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! c: \! M' a1 W4 W9 f- jA 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." k4 d# j. w, D- C: ]
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.: M& Q; c+ i* ? e4 C
- \4 _0 M% h! {. N6 U# oChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."" g: I Z+ t2 A& n% v' ~3 F E
% j2 N/ m4 n8 p* ^9 B! jThe 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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1 c R- y9 Y- Y# WAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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4 z' u4 f. m% TThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.
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"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.2 h5 A1 T! x* C( `6 H
( S3 a( g' h" y) W) _+ E5 _The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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8 F; f, ]* T" P5 I c+ IHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.: g3 g+ s* p2 p% H' J
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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.
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% @: @9 ]+ S+ R# f' ~: X! ZA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.! [+ P' O1 }4 @/ p, l9 e6 e9 o6 z: T9 U
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.2 H& @# P( }3 E, t0 B" c$ g: M t
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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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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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, q* ~1 A- o( cHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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