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5 p; X J; F! VA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.. @( f4 H4 v( \) f, b
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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.! L2 n) P. {2 B d
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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."5 r2 V; U. G a! x( u
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.8 u0 c9 E0 S$ [* a7 ^
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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."& D4 k1 d& g0 n& v2 w' _/ G. V
. Y/ ]! q# z g; h6 S. y% kWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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- j+ Z" k/ G# F, e* Q"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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7 A5 ~; s. l$ A7 Y. jToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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