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' n0 s+ c6 O2 {2 R0 XA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.2 R6 `# b( x' B) H6 F
& `/ B, F5 t9 Z' fAround 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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* q9 H, L/ r# D9 ~Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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* L: x; o e$ F# {/ _' v"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."8 |0 M5 G' f( F0 g2 J. W* x/ T- V
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" o3 }. t4 _0 j$ OWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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0 R- x+ T" @: [0 u" j- W' L"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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; q9 C% D4 ]# L5 kWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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2 `% f5 `& ^; K+ l7 j6 M"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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