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7 o9 \6 C x) s ~% `$ U9 @' k( ZA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.% _/ X" o+ @ T" L0 i8 w w
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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.
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7 p% R6 J8 Y8 z' `0 WFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.7 C; L2 C$ u. `/ R; T
+ R$ d! ^7 G% \ ?) n7 I# V' P"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.
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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."9 W4 M; R( I/ w! H, C9 b$ ~5 ?' C) F
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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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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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