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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.% D) `. j4 g) V+ z) ?4 y
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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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' n8 C5 s' I, _! e. w# f% _Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.3 S( g7 u# k5 d1 z( Y
# b" `" u$ T0 S" V"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."9 n" J1 z! _7 a$ r g
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.6 |/ H* R+ x- x- T9 U+ F/ W
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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.7 k. H2 |3 I, k% J# |* M
4 \1 J, w8 n+ \; Z; i"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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