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' [% r5 \' t' x0 E- p1 p. ?# iA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.% p; s- I3 e s2 V+ @) F. D
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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.& Y2 T& {( J9 c* n9 _( v
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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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+ r1 n4 t# f; D% lWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.% Q2 ?8 g: g* P- a8 ~
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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."1 H+ v" E: [4 { L8 D& X% @
8 E2 L. U7 k3 r: pWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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6 F# }! c/ F4 R1 S* y"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."
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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