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% |2 ]& J2 O* K* s7 b3 wFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.; {; D; x7 A7 x ]" N
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.- e0 s" B& ]& |8 X, \# I
$ U6 |3 z$ R! K" W/ O V) v, f, XOne 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.' v1 V; O" f0 k( \0 r
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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! S& S7 j2 n; L" n" u, Q"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.3 I" z0 e) l+ [. d" Z, ?; b5 n: D
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."7 a% V+ ?- r* Y; }! v
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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.$ J* x% F* e0 m9 N& i- U+ Z% K3 B
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.# l& p' j1 Z& y3 ?( `
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
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& [* e Q) i1 J0 r4 EThe 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.3 r& I( x. R( r
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday." z8 e5 T; u) K* g
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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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) ^2 Q4 H; P, j* _, E"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.* }( L5 M& @# Y7 X3 U( L/ w
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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: B5 j8 @, s1 b2 LHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.+ \9 [& l5 U* w7 }
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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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7 Y7 ]. G6 p, |4 k4 lA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.' o* D$ i e8 \) z! d7 B
. Y) @5 r l; g0 f0 e+ vThe 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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# V$ i' l. J$ `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./ s( S6 N/ i) ]# V r* 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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