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8 E6 O/ }7 R* P' `! TFour 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.2 ?; v; d8 U) Y" y
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.8 d/ Z' O; a8 r1 ^' n
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.) y; o) c' x \; a' Y9 d( x
* j& _6 }% V% q& z0 |8 wReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.3 O. _2 y' c* T7 j B
^0 X" i7 F2 @2 `! N8 HA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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2 Q5 C$ z+ N& b" d; ~! [7 wAnd 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.1 P* ~" I, B0 B* a" C2 A T
$ j( H5 N' t. M5 P0 gAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.; m) U1 C& H0 A/ `; U( h
, {) ^0 V8 f. PChris 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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: a4 J. b' @8 [3 f+ W; gBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.' n) u" G7 ]; J
0 w; E* G; v7 f( Z! I! t5 VAir 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.2 A/ F3 @$ y3 E" a9 Q
5 A! D7 ~" F; f: ^! a* D aThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.( `: ?# P. w, k- `$ N
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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.: v6 [1 Z8 n* H5 E# a3 _1 p
8 i8 H$ f- k' K: WA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.2 G ^6 [) H* @0 D) |
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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.$ F4 M( M# e m; x! [
8 w& Z9 F+ M7 xFires 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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