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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.: Y* R" L* \% T
5 o2 K4 h$ _( R* U, P+ h6 j& ]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.5 p1 T7 j) ^! d; ] N7 z1 l
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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.. j: K$ z6 ]8 [9 O
5 w5 L, r/ {# _! K5 ^"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."! s+ A1 p# m( h$ W1 Z5 z
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) P0 v, S) {6 I) T' R- F2 x+ g% IWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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5 b- n0 C" B7 z9 y: N! E) W"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."* ^+ q4 X0 l* K3 v
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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$ ~* _. n6 T* d( `. S/ m, u"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.", V. y$ w! S$ q) [! s
8 T: q! G( @6 { |. s3 xToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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