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3 z" l8 I- s- T# pFour 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.
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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.7 l. v( g/ Y- G/ _
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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.: I- S* F6 h- N% ?* f2 B
* X- W- D$ P9 QReports 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./ N; X5 e: V# \
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.' c9 ~' X- a# @0 j/ {. y: p0 }
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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.$ k* ]8 f- j- f- \# B( o
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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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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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2 `" p% @: D7 ?, X" M$ b' ?% nThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.
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* L5 K2 C/ v% I% a. C"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.. c% m+ v6 j5 c9 n) l2 y0 v
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.+ i- y) U( b8 M, j3 e3 C
6 X9 e1 z6 Z7 E" ?/ k9 b2 OHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands. d7 e. |- D7 l7 B/ {/ t0 \$ ]" T! ~
( v$ o0 V7 X: ^' r3 xIt 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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: ~& `& b1 x, O" Y6 YA 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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( m x4 e$ C, LThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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4 B6 D, \% F- I ]( XCanadian 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." ?( y! f0 V" I) H- T
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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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4 x& j; A! D9 H/ CHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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