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0 ^" r5 }- ~: ~1 O8 l* gA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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3 H* R; |5 X9 oAround 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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Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed./ |4 I( }* F* `# m
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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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( N: f! Z" m+ p6 m7 QWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.5 g& p; e# A* l
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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."2 P3 }& {& ~! H p! V
a5 s" S' U4 b7 oWilson adds one person was injured in the fire." M$ C1 V) l' P. H- o# @/ I
- Z% p: F! |- X/ J1 V 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."+ s* m ^0 E: g
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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