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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.2 K1 w. W/ b- _% y$ H5 F: ?& P
* E5 [. K# |6 ?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.$ m5 H, S7 {' o& e' s
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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.
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7 ]& H8 ^ D9 [3 }, J"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."4 Q! M$ {5 O) @0 d2 M
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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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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2 y) P* X$ [) z1 t' JWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.3 ^* w+ I5 @. @9 U4 y( H
& k/ H# r- @8 ]9 ~. ]4 E* 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."
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( f+ z6 {. A3 EToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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