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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.* X9 a# B9 J( c5 \; D
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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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Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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& K; E+ J3 k' s0 F"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."3 j$ J2 c; y; z8 W/ \. a9 E( P
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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+ k" t2 K$ I* ]& N: k' |4 e"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."* k0 l* O5 s2 k. y( J/ c
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.8 ]2 `* H/ q& h/ y$ Z
* t) s) S' ^# T B& J"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.". I' V2 o1 l; X9 {/ L
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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