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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.
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.+ A% Z+ @% J% h" l0 X
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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.8 X4 H" R; l% c; t- _7 b% `
% I7 l7 i6 h3 }; u; ]+ {$ O5 H1 Y"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.( \+ w8 O) B. k/ X1 a- c
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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A 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.
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.; x; J/ L' i3 x
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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.8 @% X& L. \. u) d* L
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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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+ |. ]/ U: |- gAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday." }% X: F- C% `/ c5 H, x
' l( u2 x" u$ ]5 aThe 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./ M e( ~' w! N, O9 N
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required. _. J4 d1 `3 ~+ \# e8 |0 {
+ e1 l& t. U$ X4 ^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.% P9 s0 | I) J$ S
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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.& y7 i h: u: R4 k
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.: N) S; P* _/ F
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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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, P3 G0 A' m" a9 D3 UFires 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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( ?6 O2 @- {& \* zHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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