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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.1 H$ N' c5 |6 U7 W
( @& J; o. e$ Y' y" f1 uAround 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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Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.9 U2 u. y: W3 R3 ]
* q4 d/ g3 q8 K- A! u( N"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.") ?% x2 w: `& a+ F/ h
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+ s1 n! T3 Y# [( KWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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- [% G& q1 e* {. r: M"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."- W; D" q9 U) ~8 Z+ F$ k
8 c) ^9 U8 [3 N/ N0 D3 G$ w- IWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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; l" r I8 h3 ?0 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."4 O0 x2 `8 r" a
2 ^, Q( S* p/ x& U* v% [/ Q2 F2 aToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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