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5 s# ^8 O. M- E- eA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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# ~- r8 t! E% F$ s6 @; c3 pAround 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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1 U6 P+ ] Y o4 }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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) T# _6 o5 {, }3 t. q/ v& k2 a9 O"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."1 I1 r! j3 c- w' i r
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5 v+ R8 q" y8 c! O, G% C) VWilson 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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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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+ _$ J; \* O6 F8 l3 X( O9 ?$ v"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."6 F$ L, m9 n% P
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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