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$ T |! v* y/ B: F3 Z* @+ XA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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$ x# K( a% R4 nAround 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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; s# p( C- I3 `6 V* jFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.+ C4 g: ^) b! E7 }: W
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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."/ k' t ~$ L7 O! G8 J+ {
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, J+ O4 N9 d+ S' L' rWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.$ i4 h7 b; Q* n+ ^$ u
3 u- b1 o7 q; q% }: j"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.0 R2 t9 R2 e; E7 ^6 L7 Q7 T5 ?8 o5 ?
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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."1 X+ w' I _7 ?
0 t( y" Q' t& x- u7 }( o/ xToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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