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4 Q7 Z6 [2 X8 b, B- L* YA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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B( r3 v+ R& N; P6 d$ iAround 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.! v; z6 Y- _! h; l* b2 Y' C
8 a" r$ M. v+ j9 E1 z8 c1 zFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.( }, ^/ a6 u) b' L6 A# t8 y
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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."7 R: W! x3 T2 G: m- Q" G" F
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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."
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. @" M2 D: S" _8 [! Y" Y4 y4 q. \Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.# r2 l( W, H+ Y2 q9 r1 s/ |1 ^7 ~
+ L0 f \8 W) {8 T0 U) M"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."; g; y. s" g x# {% M
+ v5 Z1 u' X7 I2 S4 W. t2 v" sToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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