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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.& w/ p! O7 T8 i" g6 A) S* I
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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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: R/ J, k1 O. I9 T9 Q8 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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"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.' m8 ^; ~, Y% C: D0 i# c
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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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' C+ I. r9 F! v! J. ?Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.. M1 O; V" e( |6 @& H: Z4 q8 c7 z
$ M) L; o- _& X# h"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."% Z6 L- T- n- u
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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