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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.
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.# N& q$ r/ |* L* ^
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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.0 P/ S! P& R1 {! G
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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0 f% @7 S3 k* H) ]"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. O7 N# `. Q/ M9 U! V, u
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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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.: ?/ E2 c" S/ ~8 d, T' }0 W- h# {
$ a& h/ c) g* F0 a y3 A" RAlberta Environment was notified about the incident." T5 V2 [1 u- K; }1 c
. r8 L' E. r# @$ W6 J8 @Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."; V" M3 B. p1 Q9 k: c+ `4 H
0 Y" K4 P e [0 d( HThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.3 P: x' q; Y, k% o
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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." U D" x% W: s; `3 P0 O G
2 I4 i7 z7 y6 G7 MAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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! K5 x! p ^: J5 NThe 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.
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" j% R8 z' B; [& SThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required./ o: E7 k! y% c+ ?5 O& X) \4 H
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.3 j7 l# |' G) ]; O1 } S
( [7 G' @- n6 l$ k2 KIt 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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$ Z; P; a. o z* [, BThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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& s$ ?; j' [/ H& d: YCanadian 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.# Q3 H) g, I) X5 y2 Z) e6 I) z k3 U
2 |7 x0 }0 x/ e2 UFires 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. Q. M7 y' y$ \$ y% _6 ^
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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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