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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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: O9 p; O: P( V8 hAround 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.* ^7 `3 \4 ]; i' z4 a. T
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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."
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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."0 }4 R+ d7 t) e
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.8 o4 y% @2 h: W) C
4 k* X0 Q2 q9 _3 } J/ J"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."& Y- f, H& N% A
& W7 B9 i) b# PToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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