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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.* J' z) j& m$ J: B' x1 q$ Z p
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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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4 l# F/ ~6 U( P' l9 @7 b( sFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.3 T: d% U) b$ `! U8 N
( G. i. J/ u- U7 x% I1 I2 _$ M4 L% Q6 |"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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( M1 A9 U7 a1 m$ e3 C6 ?8 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."! A! Z6 t6 A7 m( T- W% q8 B% O y
! R k! x/ z7 W/ z( A9 IWilson 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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0 T: f7 Q; S$ B; B' s, j5 ]( _) |Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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