爱民屯一化学实验室起火，一人被烧伤

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http://www.inews880.com/Channels ... ory.aspx?ID=1231398

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; d6 p. |- n; M! M6 K0 a% T* j# @A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.

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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Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.

"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."



" T& |+ G) ^9 Z* C( V! Q5 T* L$ dWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.

! s# i$ x! O  r"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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; x  f3 ^7 P- ^2 nWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.

! Y' X4 H! s4 e8 P, t: N7 q4 Y"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."

Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb)

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