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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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, h& f' ^( j9 a' nAround 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.. B9 X. q0 N! D
+ ]$ j; x- u* I% u LFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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' ~0 Y6 j' k8 B+ o$ u% g"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.+ x, K. x& e5 `+ p; v" }
3 r+ L) {. H' s( W0 |) s z"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."* w& ~4 c$ Q: _, h( f8 [1 t8 d
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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4 R- R; h6 X- r4 Y3 {"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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, ]8 r8 I2 K5 w: G8 Z* JToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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