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3 ^0 q# U, c8 g- ~2 h5 C( XA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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.: c+ e' w3 n) Z* ^% s1 F1 @
* f! U% S0 e% L ZFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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* C' v, R# _3 L* }) {0 N"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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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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" l$ a0 N8 H' h"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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"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."1 g- d1 M0 y1 p* h5 z5 o' T
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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