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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.7 A( p4 z$ S! w7 n$ \% Z
2 x! P. k; n$ T* [' f! ~$ Y* [Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.% z# e+ v5 O: g- Y
, F& L2 d% p4 P( ~* h 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.
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1 |, t. j* z: { T% 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.
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_- R# U8 S9 ?Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.. B+ N. b. J0 V* |+ r! ~
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."( X( I( u5 D& }5 F) Q
7 _( C- K+ i& {& dAnd 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.: U, `0 _+ S4 ^/ q
" i# N& s7 d4 Y( bAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.: x. V! D3 J! |6 m3 o' C
% E {- t3 v6 ` h* R/ d$ v, MChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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& ?0 \) {+ ?& e0 N" q. j' yThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.$ Q+ x9 R8 f/ [" W9 b* A" e
% k& B$ V8 x: R) S" o- LBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.( w5 Z3 v Y& [2 h) d7 o
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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.( }, Q' u. W$ H" a
7 c+ h7 ~. }! Z) ^0 q" {4 }$ h"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.$ O: F) G" f" {
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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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3 x5 C$ ^2 t: i5 zIt 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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5 b3 `: [, ?1 ]9 Z; n zA 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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9 [6 }; n7 S* [% E; l* ]! bThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org." ?6 k( n) Q& W& J
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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.) w, p. p$ x, s& e; y$ l
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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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Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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