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5 X% G8 C7 ~4 zFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray., H: Z* V0 H; C1 ?6 }2 J
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2 m" l0 j5 U" |) |7 XOne 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.! I; a$ w2 g/ p8 M- f$ r
- Y1 y! M# _- _ H"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.* e e V+ u( C6 k' f+ r
: {4 E' C- \6 P$ k- y/ V3 R# x% NReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.2 x! o; Q- ], I+ S @# p$ w
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."1 K- Y8 n2 I- E }6 i+ ^
' I2 b, S7 Z/ U8 y8 hAnd 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.
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Alberta 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."
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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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1 B" E8 M3 {! V2 B5 Z5 k9 Z2 nBy 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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" F* X2 A% @0 n- iAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.0 H4 W8 H) Y6 `" A* s- V M
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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.
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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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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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3 r8 Z+ x' h6 qHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.. V# n: C Y: z
$ k2 W( Z" u6 ^' gIt 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.2 Z' K8 ]% b7 }4 w( E) S: K: }
: g2 r8 C9 ]7 J) HThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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! S% V$ U! D: MCanadian 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.. p& ?" q# P4 `
5 T, a2 r6 L& C, J8 b! {* K8 ^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.* E3 K. c* F; c3 ^0 g0 `
( C7 C$ w' l4 g+ cHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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