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3 C [% h) F6 L4 X3 P. N! n+ EA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.$ k# a2 f3 C: V) l! l: b! r, O/ n
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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.
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7 D6 [1 r$ G$ h- @0 o- H' KFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.% X* R7 k, N8 |
* M3 I) I2 v9 H8 {1 I, G4 |2 G"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.": V4 U$ u$ F$ r) \- s
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Wilson 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.": z% w8 i- A# C+ x: P% K/ W
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.7 d; f- j" D2 ~& c& z! ^, a1 S: k
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"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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