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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.& `# h6 K9 w( R" F4 @% \' @
3 @0 h1 S% P* B: k$ }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.) z) k, q0 h! f3 J3 w$ p7 P7 R
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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.) K0 t7 B( X% \, i; B' z, G
! m; B2 _4 \9 l/ x8 U: K. I"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."( ?% b: W) h6 o% C# t
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.! y0 Z- T( L& b. x! v
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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."
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.1 v' G' }2 D6 c3 `% ?6 I. i
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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."
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% o( e/ l* R8 ]& ?( l! }; ~+ g9 k: tToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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