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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.9 p8 w( W0 Z8 g/ @5 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." k$ s7 J2 W0 i2 [0 f. F, |
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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.& j6 d7 P7 H0 W4 S& o6 E+ s
; m. x% N, U3 U9 \& R6 m) ~$ x/ F4 R"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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) {. n" ~# d6 K4 D* }( JWilson 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."3 }+ S3 {' `/ w& J2 K# b& x
/ {/ T' B1 ?" X9 JWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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2 U+ b# T, J* m& `4 O6 F4 ~"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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* \ e! O4 N& L$ hToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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