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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.2 Y3 I" s3 f: H& g1 h
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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.5 E- t9 s j+ p; }) i% O0 z1 ]
# E1 K0 O& _) ] I, T7 J9 uFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.: r* c7 ]8 S7 s& |
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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."7 S$ x% i% [/ @2 [9 K3 y
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+ o; |. ?' L3 c3 m9 C- ZWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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. m/ Q8 j Q m0 J8 p( s"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.
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, G, a/ j* z( Y+ S"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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! Z/ p1 \2 {+ eToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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