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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.$ [# v( g8 |3 Y9 w0 y2 Z1 x
$ m2 D1 L4 |7 z. V: U4 @4 ~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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@" x7 ~8 n& D zFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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; ~9 S m3 g- S8 T$ f$ ?$ a"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 y6 X8 E; ~7 X+ }" U4 s! j- H" e
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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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& ]+ j" c1 X1 W {7 p$ ?1 Z"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.! P( o. t" k6 b1 A/ D
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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."! E2 \+ ~- P, B C
0 I4 E; Q1 m: d% u g5 PToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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