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1 F; z0 @! L' iA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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, N: d" O6 P1 @+ x% W! z! OAround 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 t7 J, t6 K. ~9 G# ~/ i& `
n" V3 a" f, ]7 I3 W- uFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed., m4 l: B6 @# h# e
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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."; Q# v& p& e" w
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.7 z* X* {& ]* X9 h8 i* z: @
- Y" p& H2 o$ z2 u4 h- y"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."$ N4 M, J$ u5 d( P9 j6 w
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.& G% J/ Z$ v- Q y7 |0 F7 o/ q0 E
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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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