Tar Sands Explosion Injures 4

Energy and Resources, Tar Sands, WATER,
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From CBC.ca – Jan 6, 2011

An explosion has rocked the Horizon oilsands site near Fort McKay in northern Alberta, injuring four employees.

The explosion occurred around 3:30 p.m. MT Thursday. The owner of the
site, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., said at 7 p.m. MT that the fire
was contained to the coker area. A coker uses heat to convert bitumen
into crude oil.

Three employees were taken to hospital in Fort McMurray. One person
sustained first-degree burns, another suffered second- and third-degree
burns and a third suffered a neck injury.

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About Damien Gillis

Damien Gillis is a Vancouver-based documentary filmmaker with a focus on environmental and social justice issues - especially relating to water, energy, and saving Canada's wild salmon - working with many environmental organizations in BC and around the world. He is the co-founder, along with Rafe Mair, of The Common Sense Canadian, and a board member of both the BC Environmental Network and the Haig-Brown Institute.