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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.# O3 [& T. g% a. q% @3 s
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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., B8 s5 }0 N1 S: a1 I4 W
& h' v. u) x* Z4 m4 WFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed./ H7 i; f' ?4 ^ F
2 l F+ j/ g7 `3 e+ c. P! A: ~"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."/ M* q% Z" \% k7 E X% @- M% E
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- ^7 O9 h0 ~4 y3 H+ z1 ~/ ~Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.1 `# K+ _( l" q8 k, D0 j4 I
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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."4 G: y9 @1 [4 [' T0 P
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.6 P! B2 _2 }3 E) w. l% d
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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."- ^4 r, I# K/ J5 k
% v1 a# c! ` c6 e3 E! @Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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