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0 L% R) x& f4 j7 D. DA 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.
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( H6 I( ?1 i' l: `8 ?Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed. i) j1 H6 a3 j) S9 C+ u7 f9 K |
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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."6 j; @2 N0 l' ?- Q8 c7 {9 W" W, J
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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."3 G9 H" ]9 r2 ~9 k p: o: z! }
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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."4 r1 o. k, j9 O( w
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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