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" p* i# s9 Y1 C6 \. Q+ j* @3 u, GFour 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.- J' P* e: q6 T7 R1 Z) P
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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.5 v0 ]. }, p% S O# ]- ]
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The 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., X1 S5 p1 R/ c2 x) P! {; [
* M6 c# C" K) r" u+ ]7 z. U7 GReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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$ Y. A5 Y/ \, sA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."' o% C5 t) F2 K# O. i4 G
( N5 C1 E+ E0 v4 ?" W& u7 EAnd 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.0 U. [- {0 ~% y- R* @( I1 S& C
4 O% X8 n4 N7 q' z2 LAlberta 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.". u/ C0 d8 l r: _1 c, _
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.. T8 ^( V; I1 d
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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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' q- ]9 K6 D0 N: `Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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$ I6 F* C0 m0 Q1 {! gThe 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.9 D* V' S/ V4 O. F9 N8 e
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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.4 R/ m; @) T$ D; f( d5 E; j
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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.8 G) U, _! x: i" |' W3 t
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.5 v' @9 F' o4 {) n& I0 k2 E
& A' O& k/ O |: W. i {, r# dCanadian 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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+ m9 g- T( O/ z( t" _9 q0 J" _( JFires 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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