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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.* P& W: h5 J* J' z
. F+ l+ b" |3 K) jAround 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.; ?* S. G5 @, |) [7 _+ ~% @
# G. S% U, W' XFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.. X* C* g& _$ w0 T$ R
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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."# u. ]9 h* F0 q4 a, W8 B
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.: D1 c6 p0 v J/ e; A+ r7 ?
1 p8 T4 B8 x. ^6 }6 P"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."/ T) h8 N0 N# |! z$ K$ k; |
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.: Q# W6 l2 F/ h* O, W2 Y
+ T/ I; E0 X9 f* O"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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' ^& K9 x5 |! j6 ^, {Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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