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; O4 ~5 |6 {) ?6 YFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.( m) d0 Y0 ~. F8 }. i5 s/ ?3 O6 J. A
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition./ q) [. X( y8 x6 u
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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.) P* S3 G/ I4 {' h# G% i# @8 [- i; B
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.: \& r8 u9 N: N* K) g
' Y' @( h/ X; Q4 r8 G8 w- {& t"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.2 Y0 W, u2 M9 \
0 g' T$ D- ]5 N* _6 p: VReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.; s3 N9 ^6 c8 r
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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9 f; y9 P+ F9 ]" T9 v( UAnd 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.- G( I; G: K; F( Y& ]% ?
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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1 H/ b ^$ U5 B' QThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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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.9 O7 x; g! _9 `5 U P
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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.& P# z) n& a! H& N! G1 p' W
: m, i3 U" ~7 j7 v! |The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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9 \3 s6 ^% L$ jHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands., S ^' j$ c6 J( y' Y
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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.
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, @4 ^+ L& I3 U5 B+ x, QA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.5 \: U8 c Y5 Z8 F
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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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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) g4 W" C# n6 C% X T, [6 LFires 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.* q* h2 K+ _+ S9 b$ g
$ E6 X/ g' e' \2 C$ P$ lHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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