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4 s, X E' j& B* q: f, gA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.# m. \- E0 K/ w% n
" y8 b8 h5 G" w( n4 G0 ?: k3 v& cAround 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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) c; J$ h; H2 S7 T, w# VFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed." r8 [0 L, K2 d
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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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! k4 k3 X, J1 @, a5 W' aWilson 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 n+ `* k! n7 x# E6 V
9 k) @) l' Y5 T# y) w: vWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.2 L3 z6 I: f4 u! I i, @
0 d& \* O: l3 @1 c$ Z( O. u"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 p) g1 _5 U) _4 k& [; UToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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