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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.$ \: m$ ~1 U. N
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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9 ]- X* P- O4 }$ X) LOne 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/ g: |' K9 \2 z3 D) `) D0 v/ k
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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"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.* i& T% Z: {6 R4 y4 R" W9 t! x+ Q
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."% r6 ^" W. u+ m6 g) h4 l3 _% N( I
9 o* x2 C; m# T; BAnd 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.. a* P8 Y: g5 `, p: Z$ Q- h- }
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Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
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Chris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."% ?9 i4 [. @( P: ?" B
9 v% g/ m' f$ u8 b+ u6 ZThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.' X6 U2 O# j3 T) J
4 K0 Y6 e* u( H2 o; t! d \By 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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$ J# X# h% k) B$ S' x. xAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.6 A! G0 v! w& V! E4 c
/ U& T/ x4 {* E+ ^- |0 J: r3 `The Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.; v3 Z! }4 q& q3 i4 \8 |# w- ]
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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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The 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.+ M5 ]1 @& H6 o' C, w
3 q& X4 E. e2 x2 mIt 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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The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org. w0 @+ j) S' g* Q- a/ i* Q& q
2 z! Q: }1 n# d! i, RCanadian 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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. c, Z9 o c1 ~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.
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) J! c9 Z: B5 F# r: c9 W/ f( D; H# P; UHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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