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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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.0 v3 x- V+ f! H( N
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Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.! x2 W5 c E1 A* W& m5 ?
1 R& |8 w7 I& @" t/ F"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." L5 j/ e/ n; {, R' x
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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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. |+ a& b' S9 S, @4 ~"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."$ A8 h. }8 w* A/ r& `) X/ C
5 W% N, U0 P/ Z" fWilson 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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& E% ^9 W( h4 u% s SToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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