 鲜花( 5)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.inews880.com/Channels ... ory.aspx?ID=1231398
, f2 J. w/ M& [7 J3 s" f6 N$ }4 X4 f* N$ X& B( j3 v& A
% h1 Q6 ]* r$ T( `% Q9 A% v; l
: ^% a. Y6 a# \) ?6 zA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
0 F1 [! ^0 y% s- N3 d. g* c
0 N% F( t- X: w. iAround 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.# O* D! Q$ s, S0 T
+ [' x% j& i3 }* }Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed. V/ J$ H; g; Q
4 j; k& n3 J1 D1 v: o1 m"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."
; m' o0 g6 X4 F& s
) o# A ]4 D6 L9 Q7 A
* S' k/ \% D" O5 \4 U& {$ Q) K2 M
9 E% Z: T6 }& F' |' CWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
6 v9 g2 e& b. l5 \( `$ r1 \* P1 @6 {$ E Y
"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.": V* q. ]( r, ?) @) K7 ]
; `- w" O/ t1 x. }# o7 L* u, F
Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
3 t0 `) @' E. p- }5 C 1 T( ^3 i/ ? @% O# G5 o4 t
"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 Q- y( e- h2 o1 e
: ~& U$ Z& e5 m7 j( bToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
|