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" {. Z9 \7 u# P4 ]& x$ h1 F4 k/ I" cA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.4 b. B0 O2 f; E! _/ q |, _( b5 f
4 [, m ^1 x$ V2 c. u0 e& g7 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. Z2 ]+ }2 _0 T( L# R! r" e) c
F6 M; X3 ?' H( w5 aFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed." Y. |* c6 L R2 ?/ J/ J4 z
# G7 E/ N! P+ P m+ g4 L, Z+ y"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."4 y/ ?' L( z8 W+ {
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.' L i1 J5 i+ U* l
, e/ @/ |4 H! }9 A"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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( b. v$ J! C2 k5 Y/ |$ l$ Q) dWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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+ o& d; b9 {2 y& a! v$ V1 f$ y1 g& G"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.". B( P. g3 f9 ?7 y! V k; {
5 I) ?& ~! F' z& a/ S9 sToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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