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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.# x$ p* i& y0 l
4 x) J: S3 d3 c# {) J" YAround 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.0 V0 ?! D8 l6 H- i
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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.; K/ c' M, X! j/ O4 _+ m! E3 L
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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.". l* E! @: m2 j5 F
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9 A+ l0 }& ~% D2 w" uWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.9 y8 q" K4 T8 `5 I+ w
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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.8 l; N4 G2 A/ ]( u$ c" b
( Q- @1 ]& {4 W! G/ Z6 f' U: P"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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6 f& S7 \' `* GToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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