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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.+ a: I% F& Q8 w( f6 X
/ O" u. f4 U7 y2 N" w/ MAround 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.# [/ O% b% J) G; t7 C
1 M" \( Y O6 n8 [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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/ A, @. S) p% O"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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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.' g& n% t) e. @, o) T
$ ?4 U% ?# V* ]7 a/ p$ G& a7 ^"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."% D& T% L) A$ ^4 Q9 x, r
6 T( K1 M) v4 Y5 L2 O! VWilson 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."6 ?0 b& p( s j5 K8 E. c
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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