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: X. _- J0 H) H* V3 r; x* wA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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. j1 k, |# k8 M
( i1 F1 w3 D$ V/ @, N6 k( n aFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.$ T: }; K6 P% X* }; u4 Z
8 m% a9 u* f1 |- T& 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."& M( f% J2 o2 X( P% w/ E8 ?2 ]4 N. 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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"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.9 {8 t9 x, t- C& k
' M3 V& o) ^0 C2 M( u; o" j T( W: ~"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."
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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