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1 _: x% F% {8 p0 _- l qFour 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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6 H+ F# T; L4 ], ~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. L8 w4 Z/ g% Y+ Y; q, }
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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# U2 V2 S% \& d* [0 A ]- f
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.& D! r0 i7 c/ ?. C- G; w
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."/ W$ n8 k, L ^9 H" K& x
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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.
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage.") U2 L1 I) c* k2 L3 Q
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The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.+ O Q: E: w: h3 _- ]
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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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7 I4 U; q$ o* k& U1 Q5 M* d( A* @The Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.* ^8 y0 R' `; B! k9 f. [
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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.! z4 q( [) m( A5 N% l+ |
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& @$ _3 L/ r& m: [5 a1 ~3 u! 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.
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' E b2 N$ j8 c% @: C/ rThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.4 t" B8 {3 B l! h
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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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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.' w3 D7 p! T; g# o
; @$ O- T1 f5 r, i }Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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