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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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.; _8 V6 N. S8 t: b8 U7 f, T
3 Q7 t. k$ w2 [: J k: yFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.) o3 s8 G+ L: @0 Y5 F- k
3 }. n+ z+ x( i: E' P"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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5 k0 v) v2 x9 {6 \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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. {$ S V6 @' c& P0 S( gWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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- l9 w1 f. Z" 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."1 j8 u0 \9 X8 h7 v
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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