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: x$ E% Q* B4 j' T9 _2 z# fFour 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.3 g/ q. a0 j- A$ w/ U8 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.1 |: v: H8 [& x. t$ y
( w6 P* F3 |1 Z) Q- VThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.& \5 K+ F2 P1 Q! ]1 g" F$ ^
' Z# K x6 v# m"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.
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5 t4 y- z7 S2 q [Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.4 |0 l9 Q \, c" x0 R
' h: k6 E. y2 |$ H$ Q7 f1 dA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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3 f0 M, e M9 R0 O, ^$ N$ u, QAnd 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.. V$ t& ~2 K( w+ T. `$ X: c
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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# ~ L+ k. v/ }% {Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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8 e3 ?8 U+ k/ D, d+ o# [. j- O0 FThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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% q3 N$ w+ d) P+ D" hBy 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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; G0 s. d1 J7 a$ ?% l* W/ S; 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.; g8 J9 W4 e8 Q4 G. f2 ~
, ?' m4 A; K7 e" KThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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( j+ N6 |' j W9 j' t) cHorizon 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.+ M. e7 \4 f2 ]) c1 d( G
; v# I8 E" Y0 ]+ zA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.) \4 u& i8 y3 Q
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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.; z% [; }" J8 B4 b. i
T7 R7 O$ ]& ~; [7 PCanadian 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." }# b. @" V$ C
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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.( q9 C) w* w1 [ {6 R5 [
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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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