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, @8 U9 Z5 Q9 e; TA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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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! G: _6 l7 w) ?. P% I$ c* ]Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.+ Q7 h l A2 a, T/ O
* t A* X/ r* Q% R4 ]1 ~"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 J' t, P; n. ?' t) VWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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& T0 \& n3 }& v( X1 [% d7 F/ ?; r5 Y"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.": P3 J0 N2 x# U: ~' R, E
, s$ U3 I) G7 o# }& JWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.4 U$ w5 y' T0 l9 ]" s8 L2 o
& J2 k: n' l+ X s"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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