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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.4 m8 M' d6 ^- V- O, l
9 R# L7 x" [( k9 B0 W& jAround 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 U) {. i/ a9 L c2 `4 O' v& Y6 DFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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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."
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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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."1 Z& d3 [- l H1 P- A6 p% g
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.5 V5 c d! s8 d! Y
$ d1 s' b. ^1 \"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."& W5 L8 D# `7 S$ U% p) {3 W
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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