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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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Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed., u2 \. J, Y% R+ }
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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."# `# x8 i" P5 A
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+ [" {1 b: f/ B; W8 ?Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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"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."! d3 F/ A6 u8 D5 e+ E5 Z" ?
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.: s+ A8 b- z/ A, b- I4 Q \
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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.") Y2 f. k: q1 i* S @
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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