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8 W" v( o& d) G* c6 D% G- TA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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* I) g! e, h) W% Z# ^% eAround 2:25 p.m., Edmonton Fire Rescue received two 911 calls to 50th Street and 67th Avenue. One was reporting a fire, the other reporting that someone had been injured at the same location.
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7 ~% k% r8 W+ e. dFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.7 O) b! c2 G- x, _2 N+ m! }
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"The fire took place in a room at this facility that did have some sort of flammable products stored in there," says Wilson, "and somehow, this ignited and caused a fire."& h8 {# C: B+ y* j' ] X
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.5 s, W! |1 h. q6 u' |
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"We had eight units on scene, with about 30 firefighters," he says. "The fire was out in just under 45 minutes, and was under control in 15."' J$ O. L5 |2 P1 n4 R# m
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.+ U* }1 D5 J Q( W' y! ?
* n2 Y3 g! N9 [7 x) B \/ _"When crews arrived there was a male who sustained some injuries during this event who was transported to U of A Hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.") A0 B2 T* [$ W, p% x
|+ h, k$ \$ |6 ^. G# ` c' SToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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