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) a. |! Q0 _- Q! s: |+ I4 `+ ZA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.2 y. _, K, c* H( h$ N L; P0 I
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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.: L. w3 r! p y' n ^/ s f: n6 x
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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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; y l4 k# R& B1 l V. o"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."% P9 u J) j2 V! s& p
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; v. c, ^; B$ s5 r, t6 ZWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.0 N, N: T! P0 S, u4 G4 l: S7 o x
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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."+ {8 h1 A1 f3 Q
& y7 X2 K; u: ] a9 p) T3 ~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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$ U3 G& @5 w+ v$ F/ {: f' bToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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