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" m. E8 T# M2 D0 D% |A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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.9 t' G. g. r% T2 L/ _, O
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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.
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3 N/ [/ \9 R* ?5 L$ X d"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.+ A+ G/ I4 B6 W' r/ U% [. j4 O) _
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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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: J) q6 | F2 D+ N( X4 fWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.; [) V C4 q/ g1 I5 N
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"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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