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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.9 {( p6 j0 t6 P- f
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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.0 N4 r) L- j! d9 W% f/ M
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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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"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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# X( u \/ E- s+ lWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.( I) [: q- v/ J7 P( f
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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."+ ~# i2 t) W% ^% i' [" l
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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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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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