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2 a( i! g+ ]! jFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.2 p A/ b' k8 y# j t
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition./ E4 R# H5 c% N+ o
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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.- u C2 t% q. ?/ W+ s" {
' Z5 N$ R6 _+ U* f8 J% Z' e" Q6 |+ yThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released." K& A" ?9 L* ]4 R7 |
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"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement.- I; Q9 I& ?& i) u2 \
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Reports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."0 s3 g; D$ L. N$ O9 w! W4 O: K- m
7 S P5 c- A) `2 mAnd 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.+ p* N ]* x" W5 b4 v4 y& K; V
1 c2 b l4 I$ H3 R+ R$ g7 y+ gAlberta Environment was notified about the incident.9 x+ ?8 a4 ]- r! z4 O6 Y
9 s0 h M1 h: J$ o$ O. [& R' ~4 OChris 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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; s* C6 j b! H3 a3 ]: Q) rBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.3 q" c' ]. ]$ C O
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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0 W; K- J U, k9 } I/ FThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume./ N. G( S' b8 S( Z
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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.$ t! {' e/ E* t$ j/ @" t
3 S$ f& V7 K w! @4 p% yThe upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.
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" r; c' r* A& m/ s! `: zHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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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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+ c& r, h p2 j* L* h% @0 qA 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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9 i7 u1 W1 C( [/ ~The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org." w# {! q( H/ Z7 M
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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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. a9 {% T7 O h: R/ MFires 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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& Z. q8 Z) f! p/ w$ o9 gHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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