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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.! K. a$ z% l" w. I+ J: d# H# C% M
5 ?; ?; z# y# j% d4 X JThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.4 _$ F T4 G/ \6 Q2 b/ e2 L' U# t" {. e
, Q" ^+ ~3 Q! C: i* m4 POne 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.
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/ `4 a2 |4 b2 R"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.
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9 _8 c" H* M$ QReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.. H" a3 q. _2 r {, C' V7 Y
1 B4 t# j! V3 T4 ?- V6 qA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."& j( \9 U+ x9 z1 v1 L5 p6 n% {2 ^" [
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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.+ u3 A1 o! G% s, @* v
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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.+ E2 m h& p" P: @, _% I
' f# ?# ?3 S. \2 a# A1 L3 jBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.! P" J$ W( e6 C6 ^, t4 a
7 Q2 r# m7 {. k: M- }6 a" z9 AAir 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.
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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.* j- j Y% V& r+ [7 `- }
q7 i( U) g. T) CThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required. k+ U. s* u% T; `/ u
1 Y2 l$ c; x0 v9 I# I" M% P4 c4 yHorizon 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.
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" s3 \! A8 M5 n7 J2 `8 A1 cA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation./ l: _+ m) i% g. j4 T
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.9 K* D# n2 R) e; T- _4 A
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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.* R9 |1 F7 b4 W
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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.3 l4 W0 i8 X7 ]- X' g) r9 }3 Y
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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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