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% l/ m2 s" e5 G/ WA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.- Y. i2 s+ `* ~5 l, r D3 g' R/ @! Q
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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.
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* E8 B6 O f. p% P6 Y4 t. lFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.2 R$ X! Y$ ~, F$ q) Q
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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."- w7 {( R" y/ f2 a3 n7 e2 w. k# d
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' K" J1 k' l3 |, mWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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/ g2 u4 _3 _7 e# [' D& V" g"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."0 U& U: U, i2 u' E' e3 a4 Q
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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