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% o j- a+ l6 {2 Z4 z8 V* _5 K1 {A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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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3 I; u% q% b4 K- Z( yFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.. y2 M4 z; P) I
5 t: R1 {2 v% ]6 B, t! r"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.( f4 X" |5 M% |' O7 D/ N
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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."4 j. r$ b, P/ i' s7 M; _
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.% \ W% N& U R# {% `' p: |( r! C
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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."3 x' {- q4 _5 @, B' f
; |: ~/ x$ o9 G6 L% R/ `Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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