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. W5 p2 a7 U" t9 W1 ]7 H; r hA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.0 C* \$ O* [& F! f
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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.& |# p- e' Y9 _9 @
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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.
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: u# E3 I( k5 t" N# J"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."( O$ p/ h" j x1 x% o
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, @! N# a# }. ?- p8 SWilson 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.
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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."5 Y" G& e0 Z: P4 m O/ p
; X" ?8 g7 {9 v( W: ^6 wToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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