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- K3 l4 ~ c* {9 Z/ A' PA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.; K. a6 Z$ [1 g2 S% H; c, Y2 {
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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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8 M5 e! L5 T: d8 ~: r' d0 GFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.5 D& p$ q g8 @! j E: t
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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."9 N' y/ |! \6 |- q& n
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building." x) y1 I& S3 R
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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."
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T5 q+ y% f, n5 n& vWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.1 q; {- w2 b4 a
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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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" W% `5 {7 w( ~8 H, f2 Y; Q NToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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