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http://www.inews880.com/Channels ... ory.aspx?ID=1231398
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* Q8 D' I: d! T8 z1 \( _A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.: r6 }4 k$ Z; L+ \: I
$ @! C/ f- C( F: U+ ?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.
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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.* N& ` G( R# W2 E2 z- x D: {: H# k
" l6 Q9 r1 S5 [# l2 m/ U# z8 g, W"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."
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.5 E5 t n* q% ^% ?- Y
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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."
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1 f) c5 c) i7 m4 ]6 v5 I- GWilson 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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