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. Q, _! {8 R7 L' _2 pA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.& m' V# v$ ^ T4 z! {6 _
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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.8 j! |4 A9 A: Q s/ s
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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.9 k" c5 K( O; u. h" C6 y+ g
/ f& t3 R1 X6 W( O) H4 R% p"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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"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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+ u4 `7 a5 R4 t7 _- k5 P5 j"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."( f7 u! N6 f. h! e: ]) S
6 H/ X- L# ~) H$ l9 hToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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