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4 U/ T, c! t _$ f. O. e2 j* K( D pA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.0 o5 A( u, e5 U6 _9 _
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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.6 g9 c' K3 Z. E4 C5 }! o2 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.
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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."/ l. C8 a7 n- L$ z1 M
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' [6 o8 K+ C/ i" p! r* c% MWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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" g0 r6 u0 I+ s4 Q"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.
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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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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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