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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.
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& o$ ?' D! u, y$ _# m* jThree 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.
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* ^* P+ O& U- R7 Y$ c' AThe 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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. p& ^: _0 P" n6 V) }. U6 UReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
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: J q6 V* t+ u! {9 v3 J6 C7 c oA witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."' A2 C* n4 y; }
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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.) B. j2 C y3 v3 Z3 P" {
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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."
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; U& t; ^0 w3 u" P+ jThe fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
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9 C! V7 o" r# d% SBy 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.1 ^" S( x+ X7 I: e$ c
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Air quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.$ Z- \; M& @$ b s
2 w0 w+ q- ~: I- E* H+ TThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.
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( O# |: L# @6 n' a. Y9 h"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.4 v- n$ L! G' m) U2 d
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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.
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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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. m7 W2 [. c+ E! m7 ~. n' }A spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.# h8 b+ W! l2 [& z8 `6 p2 |
; g! g+ u$ g3 c. }( E# b+ \The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.
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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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1 ^6 I L; c6 x9 A$ f5 UFires 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.0 h! ^4 X3 f9 r9 a
5 h: p( ?$ e/ d H7 c: C/ yHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
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