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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.( }* \% x9 ]8 E" g+ G0 P* r
$ g! h) V8 D1 l8 s4 F) G# d @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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. S1 m( k4 f& `: K; m, bFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.5 s( f1 C$ S& n8 H
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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.". m; l* L0 N; H
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.- v) ?$ L o$ }- _
; C1 q5 O6 v. T6 F+ d5 ?"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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7 ?9 d8 T; u) F+ j; K) R j/ x6 x2 wWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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) ~$ F: [& S' E5 p5 D"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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