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" B. T+ k( v# c% R k& x$ nA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.1 U+ h3 h$ H! K Z/ Z4 `
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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." \1 c# h! J$ Q; S |: R6 R ]0 ~
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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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# u$ `0 R1 s0 e; |4 f. ~# I"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."( }9 F9 b9 o1 m8 r" p P
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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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7 [7 Z8 \, i8 L9 ^$ k4 E7 b"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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9 c+ @1 A/ O5 O( BWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.& l3 J# Z- q" {# T5 { K
9 e6 `. u: T6 X) l- n"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."9 Y* w! q" d/ R+ t; n' V$ z
/ g* v* J! n; G" o8 r. C+ Z4 wToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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