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" l% l- h9 R1 U3 Z" m7 n) }- \A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.4 P9 t% g8 r4 ?( [: A& S% L
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Around 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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Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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7 l( B4 {; x& }4 {! d: E"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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# d' D; ^5 |4 _6 b"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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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.1 \' v* e. z* ?# J. ~" F( 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."- Q, Q+ [& b! \7 |9 t9 c8 G* K
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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