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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon., o* u l$ s3 f' l' [, D
7 e' q! b: J& i' j. [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.7 K; N+ m S, Z& {
5 g6 q4 D2 p& K5 y) b' a' DFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.9 a% v1 s3 s# J" a* z
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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."7 L3 _7 W& Y& V. O- _! s" V3 M
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# o- ~2 Z9 |: \1 X( S J9 VWilson 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."+ v# U5 V& V% P; y. B# N
2 P% {8 e: t v$ CWilson 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."
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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