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0 X, n$ Y2 `: ]- |6 u5 EFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.5 U, ~4 u; }/ q: W9 B h# G
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Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition.
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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.2 R3 l, M: }* p( T+ E( N$ f$ `/ ^
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The fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
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1 p) f4 P) H5 Y3 x"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.
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A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
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- q h( M- u k& \+ \; t% A& OAnd 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.
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# p4 z* @4 c- H C. I* \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."
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( `. H4 `6 i, B, G, M7 C5 O% _The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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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.% H9 \$ k) ]5 s5 o+ }* S
. c! Z! o0 U& H" }- c- M, xAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.
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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.1 J/ G, k2 x" V% l9 Y
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The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.! w7 m/ D" V( s4 K
: f3 n& G# m: S ?% KHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.
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" `# k H7 o. i9 q# yIt 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- a+ ^( Y6 iA 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.
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/ e, v- ~3 {$ ~. |9 E; e, z0 y9 O/ C& [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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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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Horizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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