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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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: K+ o* L" G6 S" @5 |( \2 L3 ZAround 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.
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s& O/ C: [, F3 ^( Z# `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."; H8 u2 b$ L( L
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$ ^$ F( B' j. W$ n+ t% DWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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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."7 o. g+ u- w% ^" s# e k% z
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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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& K" `/ l* y$ W9 b/ {Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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