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) h( L5 l! T0 ~1 t. i ^1 kFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.# \' y: s$ G, q) G
% z( R/ Z& ~9 G% z2 O3 nThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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\; U+ }$ ?8 E, n8 aOne 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.! {; P8 @( V. Y% D, w6 n+ b
; L8 @/ l$ w ~, t' @. t* j' ]The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released. ^2 o# B! t1 X5 z
, W9 o/ D- T0 u"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement., `1 v" P( D+ K8 B
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.; x R/ ~, |; ^( x
2 W7 m# X, w XA 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.( S, J7 f I4 Q9 |0 V1 ?+ P! b
2 a( w4 W8 P$ W, z5 t8 cAlberta 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."- ?5 n: Q( |' S* ~6 ^6 s4 _
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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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" W' a. L- a- q1 {. @9 TBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.- M7 M+ h4 Y5 n
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.# Z8 `9 C+ f% H$ ?
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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.6 S. l5 b0 m* H
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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.! ?0 r" S4 P+ S$ U
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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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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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A spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.% I: N) a- H6 L8 Y
' Q5 N. u1 {# U( g* D9 U, O* _The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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! ]% w |/ v/ t( BCanadian 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.1 }1 {) P' \0 Z/ i% Y9 x
9 L) ^' j5 l6 G* L4 F8 c* @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.6 Y9 z5 I4 n: L
- H$ X4 c( ~& u, ~$ b' e+ eHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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