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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.8 `# t( t: q( Z8 {+ ?
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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.( m$ E; c. [- ?3 {5 Q
0 [. n# ^+ \' _0 C7 Q3 S- VFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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+ k: {4 n/ }* H) 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."7 n/ d* f4 P* R; l
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) \+ b4 e D4 T" v$ fWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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& X; r! ?6 l2 K- N: ["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.") M! X- K% @( {
( @9 o6 [3 g1 r2 [. vWilson 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.", ], \. Y9 ]6 @( q, B& f
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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