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2 ^( _0 f" n* [7 Y# h; b7 KA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.6 Y! G1 w+ }+ k- O* C) \) R
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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.7 J' R& m; [* _" b8 s9 U
- z/ ?6 M$ j4 R$ |. z$ _* yFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.% L% J" y5 t+ n' g' M, [/ @
5 E) Z" T, Y7 i7 i6 S2 k"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."* k3 |7 ^. e2 o; Z
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8 u- x1 y6 d5 N3 Y3 g oWilson 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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2 Z# P% y, i) N) ^Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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, [) g- B5 s! c6 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."
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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