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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.3 }8 w8 S3 @; R$ S. M5 c2 O! h
?& x' v- J3 U. q# B u2 pAround 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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# x$ { I& R1 _5 [1 |Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed." F- E; B, b% @8 A. |6 N
\) Z% H( u: L' G( V"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.") A! u/ b" N/ G. N2 _3 E' }
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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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( ~7 f5 }, b& Z& ?"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."" y: J- F$ C/ X1 D: j4 I, z) T
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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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