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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.+ T s p$ V: G; ]- t
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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. j5 z' }( N$ q6 J
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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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0 M2 V- M& s+ t3 E"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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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.- X* ]- k/ f/ r5 l7 Q$ P6 J2 e$ w
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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.", r! F$ Q. y6 r& q: K9 v: {8 \# e
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.& _* \2 L- S3 P- X
, e2 S/ a, A- ?2 `. t' ~"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."/ E: u# O( ~6 y, h
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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