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# I- x$ j9 {2 c# Q9 \$ x6 ^* [A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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8 b" t( K( |! J- h, L3 RAround 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.8 h' P$ ^4 l+ ?; t
8 W8 C' o; ^8 h' N! ~ N. gFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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8 d4 g6 A* K# ]7 C6 q# M2 z( s"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."( n3 Q; a, [( l# Z
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, F9 r8 Y8 j! o8 d" o* gWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.8 z! N/ @( `5 n- Z
3 c4 J, g: D$ k/ S m' x3 X"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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' J' |) a7 y- K9 V0 `, TWilson 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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5 p9 z0 B; j5 H& P+ j0 L( x% W* J- zToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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