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9 z5 k8 R, I; nA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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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! _! |" _3 O7 ^' oFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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$ J. C( P3 N! P1 | K"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.$ i# X9 W" s. h9 _2 x
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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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. L0 I+ c6 d$ qWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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* g+ l; j! n! P! N" P' i2 w"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."' h6 x6 w3 P; f4 y
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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