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6 P6 J# t5 L2 WFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
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( M+ d1 R( z" Q2 Q: O/ I2 m+ [Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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/ K/ ^! Y, N& n' qOne 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.% U- {) q) k+ @ p& S! Q$ w
( ~7 {# C4 K- x' \4 p k2 eThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.- V) L* j/ J6 k$ T; F1 k
. A( i7 Q' } r* n; @9 H5 S"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.
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! p( u, a8 X0 n5 @Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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: v$ i' A0 Q0 A! J! U( [A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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B5 L+ t6 Q8 ?5 L9 s0 `( ]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.6 l( h& G# e, G& ]2 G
2 n, [# A7 J+ S# w3 U3 mAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.+ o2 h1 R( ]7 c/ Q) I- E( ~
) j- }' `9 k& cChris 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.9 c" G4 Z4 h' H5 L, H& S
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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.
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, r$ Z" z4 |' f$ ]# R: `Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.: @& A r% m F ^- o. [* a x! A
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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.
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) O. j6 ?. Z# D( SThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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& e1 R! k& C2 e; N& RHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.1 n$ Q: V: ]$ ^( A; [# d2 f) W& R
& A( d, k' H m! ?4 |3 b% w9 lIt 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.2 R; \. J: p& y. N
& j( y' F3 `! ?+ _: J- x! ~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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: W8 T; q9 w6 }( z4 Q* H( YThe company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.6 g Y) J) Q- Q3 K6 @* }
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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.' F- ~: x, R" G# T
0 x# F" L5 U4 G" b: L/ v# F5 K1 n `% BFires 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. O/ V9 l8 c m
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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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