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Y7 w- o# ^0 a' \' zA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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4 p/ R" @! w4 l, e( EAround 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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# \' n% H0 g, {# kFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.7 E" o& g+ q7 m% L( z: t
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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.", W' u0 m' S$ h5 J" P4 m. k9 i5 i9 y+ h0 W
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$ v8 o) c3 w d, U1 e2 A& bWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.* l1 D' o& y* ~/ V
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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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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.& w2 {- E7 y: x
% }7 V2 j/ b& ~. f* R* B" s) o& v"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."# L3 Z! `& ~. r' |& I
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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