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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.) U6 h* `! M) @; G/ [4 R% Z
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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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+ q V+ }0 Q6 Z, T( P3 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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: l7 w d& L5 ^/ n! {( r4 Q( B"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.", v- ~1 G& B; ~2 `/ x9 E
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building." I) w0 y2 M' Y& c) n6 V
# P- J4 P/ X% x3 c8 c3 u"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."7 b* @5 k8 G. U3 a/ x
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.) A( j! d7 {; T( y# i; t0 N8 Q
% N7 Y. G+ b% W" y4 A4 N"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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1 h! D9 ?/ B @: Q- p9 Y# A) o5 TToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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