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$ d% q: E8 _ i5 }A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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: t$ t+ _3 A5 _3 L- o0 C* q: eAround 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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- P9 m" v8 I' sFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.& m1 Y- U7 f, S/ Q6 _( C
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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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7 f7 s" @% ^2 h: WWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.9 U0 o9 q {' g9 i6 h5 b
8 ?) B0 Z- R$ A/ S"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."( l# h9 W7 a! ?" H1 Z, E2 s
% X6 D: W+ b, ^4 X5 nWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.: v' w- u1 ] J! r* @ V6 M1 j
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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."" G* X4 S( }! R
8 _& b2 t' F! d' wToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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