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9 _# R% K+ V4 b8 y( ]A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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, ]1 N# h# r. G. k% b5 r9 oAround 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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Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.- x. V& u; ], C( k9 f; R0 n. }. Q4 @! d1 \
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"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."( J# J; Y$ r7 F) @
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8 T- ?: h& }. b; q5 F- |( l$ W0 zWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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2 a. W" H( \; n$ Q% x. B4 q"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.! S2 {4 B0 C& X. O/ a
# _2 _6 t' T5 k% R, p"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."! A) p6 [1 z6 X2 @- l; ^
+ Y& i; z& e% X) Q' t& zToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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