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' ~- W. S. Z5 a3 d9 B/ t8 Y( s4 KA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.4 P9 Y- H3 |0 \* ?( ]1 Q; o) {5 _
: g0 h' w5 B* F8 Y; n7 {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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0 c* T; A6 J7 [$ [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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5 K4 R: V0 ~) n) J! O3 o9 T, O# W"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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0 i7 Y; m' q5 dWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.0 z! J/ S; [9 z# Y2 e2 c
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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.
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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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6 k m. _: O2 z! b6 v0 D6 |Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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