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/ p8 ~( W+ g. L+ ~A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon. P+ p$ J( }" t; v3 _6 W
$ D0 a# s; o# m/ mAround 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.( I! v8 { c6 H) ^/ p( X: s6 N
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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."* g0 @+ ^# Z! n) A g. ~6 d6 I
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. q6 ?) _$ r7 O9 Z% fWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.1 k, z4 }9 g+ U" P
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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."$ Y0 N0 h- E. _: Z
+ [2 u* X' {5 _8 N! ?3 _) _& SWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.; G6 Y0 j9 k8 y# ?& f# }" u8 M
I# y! k& `! Q"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."4 P8 ~) t# l* z6 `4 H2 |- g
" i! a4 k+ E* S: {Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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