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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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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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) Z7 K) O+ Z) a& @$ A2 d. M5 ZOne 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.& o6 Q; C) m1 ^* r
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! W+ t9 f3 M+ C"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.! a9 K. J8 R2 v; c2 d
# {9 d6 W% b. b, S/ iReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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4 }9 j! u+ f, U6 JA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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6 C! w6 ~$ ?4 Z7 q5 F2 Q; nAnd 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.% G: p# G4 I7 o
9 \) M) P, M7 `1 c- [5 OAlberta Environment was notified about the incident., ]* D" O: d1 ~5 \
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."# [- |4 o7 s% q# ]) r
6 s; I* r1 ?" xThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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% b9 v! l) b% IBy 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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9 p% a! ?/ s6 B9 X& E& qAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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' d# O$ T- J( U8 kThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.' a% ^" ]; t% W5 k& k ]+ Y5 C
3 E P N0 y+ R; ~"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.
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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0 V" {- t! T+ H, `. jIt 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.) [, B% [4 c. _2 T4 t6 y7 x
% M; p! N& |% w) p$ B, i5 {! GA 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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5 V$ x! C! P& g' x" E+ m8 CThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.- m# t7 T% _" G8 z1 u
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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.. G) `8 k) K# U; H3 x8 L9 D& Q
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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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k2 T5 S7 E: b$ t1 qHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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