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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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, j( `2 E+ ]5 }4 {, z3 _0 _6 Y# ^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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" V/ r& t4 w- G, wFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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( g4 d0 a9 |3 v9 s1 h5 B! B' \"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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( M6 H: f+ B( f2 ~ P, 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."
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.1 v2 \8 Q4 g, T" a" ^' z
' \! Q! p8 L4 \8 x Q9 a# r5 d"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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) A+ `; @: W( O. r" T; ^- eToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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