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; w5 q8 D( r9 F; ~: JA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon./ }& n0 y$ S' y
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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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3 g' p4 a9 ]& O/ Q& ]; t5 w' [' QFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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3 C+ r( g+ H4 p* w"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.) j+ e7 ~, E: C% y5 _" }
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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."$ v, \. n( V4 `+ V7 _
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.0 i2 {! ~, k/ X: f l
* X4 x2 z7 d# U& R- V' D5 }# ^# V7 o"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."
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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