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# F3 H* r" }; C8 bA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.5 r# Q7 j. d5 Q% Z. v
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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.
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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.", k4 ? [& K. m4 B9 d$ J% V# m9 a
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3 S- J3 ~" q1 b, a* HWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building./ Y. C" ?% \# ?7 O. w8 m+ D
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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."% u% N& j: S8 Q, E7 P( k% u/ Z3 V
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# V7 \8 s9 Y2 V$ H: d3 W"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."- U" I- ?6 a% v5 t @4 C
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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