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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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m+ p$ K0 O" x. OAround 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.- e# _* g) q4 N
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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.$ B7 t1 q# o2 t. P- w5 {2 D" g
4 N4 T, ?* f0 C" D( `- \"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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! q6 h* b- B% C7 eWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.& N9 H8 b1 z$ y
, z" F" G/ t, p/ O1 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."
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* d5 [+ R9 I0 Z b8 c3 BWilson adds one person was injured in the fire." P" Z: o" L% z9 u4 N- F
$ G N$ R0 I6 `7 x"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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$ |' M/ ~* p/ Y& ?& SToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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