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- e& a+ O8 _" [5 QA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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' \1 \. z3 q X" T, M4 U' r& V! aAround 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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, l4 M2 v* p e2 K0 U. JFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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7 |# T3 m% L; 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."3 X2 Z2 m+ ~! F) f0 {0 \
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8 o* ~$ I, R* M; }: RWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.: Q* x" p, Q* C W' ^7 N/ x: t. Y/ D
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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."# z S: [. x# a$ [9 K" j% W
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire./ H5 j& m& V% [7 \! N
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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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