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+ K& @# z: G' [, C8 I9 _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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8 ^/ l) [/ \# f% i# [' N. GThree of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.# | G* I4 e$ t; k4 z: P. ^
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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.$ r9 n+ f; J% b& A- _$ y- Y+ w: c
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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* u1 c J& Q$ j% `"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.+ w8 h4 Z% N9 `' }
7 T# q* t$ _+ ~ e2 M5 `- IReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.7 K3 T. W8 `$ G: X- D8 G
8 |4 @9 P5 `1 j$ a, N2 RA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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' W5 Z t" v( iAnd 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.. h A" c8 S9 x% _8 H- Z; b
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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! e- L) c0 `6 _& BChris 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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8 G- E! `8 x: P7 X; d& gBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.. w. d7 T3 R0 p
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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, W. T: ^: [, T: R l0 C, x" IThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.
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/ q' n; X" w5 h" g- I) L"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.# f2 `* h. b/ H. M) G
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.9 w5 s; G# I3 g& C# [
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Horizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands./ O4 I9 I; J2 b# x: Z& v
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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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1 f$ w0 g8 n8 [+ ZA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.6 {' d# N0 z& X3 v- m; B B
, R! r; w2 G6 o7 DThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.+ L1 X. C* ^% h$ L
/ m" } V/ H- B" B2 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.
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! o% I& x- f) K, B! p# CFires 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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