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v! U2 w- [6 C2 I" p7 T$ U, UA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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3 M8 _* C# k" h6 X( K& kAround 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 T8 S4 _& {% S, N# u4 y, L
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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.3 V" q) C1 u1 ^$ s* C! {
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"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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8 z) B7 H E' Q. w/ ?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."6 B) }3 Y: J2 N/ r0 K4 P
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7 [% c' E, Z; P1 n1 G+ }"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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