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3 ]8 M7 I: }# C- _; m& P' LA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.' C6 @/ |! y# ?- d( ?; q$ d
7 O% X" i+ A5 H4 \% GAround 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./ F m' }! U4 F- A! U) Y- B5 _
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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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: L8 U% g9 a; w0 Y3 m"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."+ l) |0 T5 `' Q% D( N" t M
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: c7 @& `: T$ \0 B7 yWilson 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."5 p, t w4 U3 b
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.& c$ W+ h+ }7 C' r* o1 e4 H
+ V: T" h% A: o1 s, e8 A1 u- z& c"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."8 Q8 m* U" g' j
+ y6 ]( B9 e" q+ H: S3 t! j! U& eToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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