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5 _+ E- T' V* d7 yA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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1 f' \5 q2 D* W, y( `2 dAround 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.5 ]- P$ \) \, ?8 Z! K. L
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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.8 I8 p4 o3 o2 ^, ~% m7 h9 P) ~
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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."' n# q$ ?, z( D' L/ n7 T/ d* u
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/ e; k# [2 g+ E0 ^0 g$ `" ~Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building." |1 F6 V p, s$ a) Y& t" G
# k5 r* j/ v: G0 b"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.% H6 z4 A6 ^+ }$ O( s% X2 |# v
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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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