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7 w- K4 S( `1 ?A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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' L) u( u: B- s R) y& zAround 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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/ u# ]" m3 R9 eFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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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."1 A4 x2 Y* E; L7 M* y
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Wilson 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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g: |- H$ G7 {! H2 ]! kWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.& Q7 w0 M8 e+ l1 [
0 N4 Y+ y# k1 H& J; j. ]' ?/ n% z"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."3 U* [6 H5 U$ V! z' S# R# a( P
6 s/ x' k0 v/ r, ?9 P! u/ dToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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