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K/ J/ A1 u2 _/ h, T- d9 mA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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& N8 Y0 ^8 S9 U: {* }1 N# vAround 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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"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.
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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."+ p5 L* N3 ^, T6 b* R
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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."2 H: e, K- ]: ?, q4 g/ H& N: o
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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