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2 }2 X0 `3 q2 q: J6 l' PA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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2 U+ Y4 A8 V9 f* ]; p) A+ S @: DAround 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.( b. F6 ^# |7 P& h7 _
j, x; c9 v+ U, S% O9 f7 ?Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed. F9 I/ ~; D+ T1 @* c
, l1 d2 M9 Q! {"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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, F$ ^: {5 ?) Z3 v) L) r3 T4 k iWilson 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."; c$ u. H: q! }9 f" b$ B/ g
2 e; m- e7 A4 \" t% d" c& V: ?Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire., W( j! Q6 q( A/ ]8 H1 N/ v8 q8 `
# ^2 H: x2 M0 V9 ]5 m1 ]8 g"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."! J( T. Y' P. A* `
2 u& ~3 T1 a3 Y- a: C V* k: HToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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