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* ?+ @3 U0 }( t% X2 nA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.4 ^1 N L( g9 D7 F( M0 s
5 x" g2 ?. U, `: _. T sAround 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.8 n( w' W! B. {3 \7 ^
# M) Z, e6 q& f: M# d4 |8 bFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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7 f8 R2 e: |; Z! k( h m% i"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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e- C. z% g& e$ X. e: b3 ~Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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+ o( s" z! I! [. Z"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."1 M0 U w8 d& M8 U3 I( n N
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.) }: N3 l; v# |3 R
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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."8 i) N! c5 t- o( s
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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