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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.4 j4 A" x$ i* C4 ^% E6 H
) g0 {( n' S9 N l+ f1 TThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.7 m8 [+ Z6 P2 |4 L
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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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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.0 S' S' L |, \+ \$ W W) [! X
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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.7 K p& M1 k: U+ S0 T! `: N
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary.") c: K2 A7 N" y1 f r: H8 b
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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.8 s6 r- ]' ^- L' J2 t$ k, Y
' Q$ o2 O X( h5 ]Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.' f& {& [+ w6 L, y
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."! ^ ?9 E. y# @" G% x: j
7 y3 E0 d2 N) ^/ t$ GThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.- S& x3 v9 M, ^2 R
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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.- D- R g* I/ u1 X. d' O3 p% K
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.$ i a3 m X0 D3 K
: V7 c6 f! m! g- m% E& ? O+ _( ~The Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.; z6 K6 `7 G3 r% }7 f8 F$ W
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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.
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6 l; t5 x6 v! e9 W$ |3 ?# e9 pThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.( v/ z( |' R/ [2 P! S' v9 x. B
. }8 w5 I( Q% V+ V( `Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.7 j; C8 H5 H- Q& W
: x5 d( `" Q4 f. ^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.3 S4 S. `. }- H. `
, |. z% E; C' c( s! h; S/ FA 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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1 C7 U/ D- P- ~4 `4 ^6 G# pThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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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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# ^! h% w1 V( lFires 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.# @: ]& ]) l6 C S4 t4 n
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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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