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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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$ {! ~( \1 t a4 K$ Q: `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., J& }" b; e5 C
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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.
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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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"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."6 `" I* O# i) a7 ?1 ~# k3 J( G
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.. U0 \$ S* E% F8 w& \' |
+ p+ O* X) _" t' C"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."2 q/ z. {3 j/ {# \4 @4 C
6 \6 S( o/ Z* IToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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