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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.6 w3 \. O9 G: O+ b
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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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, F" B! |6 D+ J% |8 t# o! KFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.. G8 m! m6 ~9 F/ e: _
2 h5 L7 G9 A- O"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."& Z' n+ j2 @1 P7 ?& A* E1 I, s
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0 n2 w1 S g* u9 U3 `, OWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building., x P6 ^5 ^1 V0 p- X
9 ~8 O4 W- p- _/ s" [" e+ i/ `$ f"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."0 X! m) \) V/ D8 x/ F$ d
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Wilson 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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3 k3 J0 l. D) s& \5 V8 y/ N r# qToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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