爱民屯一化学实验室起火，一人被烧伤

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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.

9 F) |3 i& \* i0 e" j: g0 A: 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.

- s) Z- }* w  ]Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.

- s0 R- [0 O  `"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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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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* f) S# f  e/ E/ j# U  p"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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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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) v2 w7 Q( L2 V4 p7 k' 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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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb)

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