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" F* m8 z3 c ]A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.# S5 U( t8 ?- q9 \, _+ o
7 a' L* `# J: w1 XAround 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.; t/ O4 {0 i/ }1 D' x% V0 X
, @; J, K2 A, tFire 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."9 ^- m+ K7 w/ d- R
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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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4 B. B% [6 T! R"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."6 A* J/ v0 u C9 r g
9 O ^( s1 j: j. o n8 kWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.' {/ i* W! S, y* L
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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."# _' W) o, z+ g2 l- q0 N
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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