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# S, U/ F. F& k/ g; AA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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3 x8 z4 U3 d# aAround 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.0 X o/ C: Z' w4 _: u) \" X
& f' s# M. e5 FFire 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.") \, H: [* t1 S; Z8 Q
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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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' K1 t+ E1 k; d; x( _"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.
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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."
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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