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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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$ `0 \9 N0 `( b; v, z# tAround 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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% k, q8 X! V8 Y) mFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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0 q* s2 {, l2 m3 B6 K! q) c"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."& U: y3 T/ y y8 W6 k" |( F/ o j
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; i% k8 |3 n: Q( aWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.! b+ ?& H0 s6 P* m* C# j
$ {2 T: v; y* U }"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.". w! u& A* q5 i3 `+ p' A- }5 M9 K
$ [$ C2 L* K. z( x2 v8 P" `Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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) d; ?+ w' S. m) v5 |1 x( r"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."& E) T. X4 b: b/ D3 S
7 Q5 H) e( N, d$ p$ N% B9 aToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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