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% O ~( ^9 U( bA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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% Y) f8 n8 I; N7 FAround 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.8 r/ f1 R. c) T3 Y, c5 e! p l
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Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.$ e* u) J% H! {' P4 d, `$ P4 T
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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.% s% X- {: O. e: m! ^9 Q: f
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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."+ T/ d5 ?, W7 Y
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.* d0 ~# F/ R9 z* {8 s
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"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."/ W6 d, o. l0 s7 s3 W" P
. J/ r4 L9 x; f* R, K u" ^Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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