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3 R' f- W& x& E% [( ]# j5 q- oA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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$ w, s2 Y k4 u- i; Y9 s1 Y& EAround 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.# N$ s: w: r: Z+ u
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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.
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! s* o! S8 d' Y: p! 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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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.+ ^6 Y/ @) c1 W) v
. w& X+ l# b6 }"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."% x) ~9 {7 j: g4 V8 g9 R5 r# c; t
8 O8 Y: o. }9 EWilson 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." \& D% V4 m. P: Q- Y" P
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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