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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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0 e* Z+ E! n: n( C1 WAround 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., ~4 m+ M/ x c/ Q Y! Z
0 g4 @" m+ x$ L- s$ S! S) c, BFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.4 T2 r- M: j* H7 j$ W( W5 A+ c& Y$ R" L0 c
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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."
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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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) ?2 R9 s4 I( J; `. |: l& R$ }1 i"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."$ y1 f2 r: u7 E( l5 j; t- P* D
9 A$ h7 r5 B% o8 |Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.- \6 I8 P2 b0 E" X
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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."" G, Z! b" M& b5 R
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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