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+ g& l1 k) X4 b! Q8 p. a1 ]$ LFour 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( b* k `, V6 A/ F
7 }7 ^9 s0 T: B3 i5 rOne 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.( {' f% A! u" N( h
) d, S0 T. R d% ZThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.5 |1 R7 E0 Y/ T
% ?, L+ q' F8 k' n9 E4 F2 W"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.# i, I5 p2 G* H2 L4 q5 j7 d/ F, n
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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. z- ~' G2 o4 q+ c6 MAnd 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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) m: t, H' w9 B& b% d8 W% |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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, o$ C6 d7 P+ ]& E' G2 ]& ~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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, H7 d0 r* s( H, V- ~Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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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.8 o5 G* W. O. j' r+ M
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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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( C& n$ S9 N/ tThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.8 ~/ W7 o+ i1 Y4 s4 p& W
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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~ S- F* Q MIt 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.. I1 R) x p t
R: `/ E. p5 i5 UThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.0 R8 h# E1 F' d4 f
0 n% L% m; N c" uCanadian 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.0 J( O+ Q$ A- ~/ B7 p, h6 ?
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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.
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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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