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- i3 a" P! m6 n YA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.. G; I$ S& Y; V+ \0 ]9 K
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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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- |, T1 A- [2 h) }8 \! f9 a: XFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed. K/ c' _. G5 ]9 ]# b4 u0 G
7 x4 v! U' g1 v$ k% l"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."# Q+ o- U$ h2 o7 ]
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0 ?# M- ]7 a3 xWilson 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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& r% K( U! y9 P+ B/ W. lWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.9 \1 }+ O' |3 A3 ]# j
- ]4 h* {! u+ \( y5 [! U- j"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.": [, O5 ^0 I5 P0 ^ D
' R6 C, _! F3 A! x+ zToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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