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2 w8 b& n0 x* t- B! o* pA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.9 f5 T0 ~# q% ]3 @: s6 A- r
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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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, p' G5 M: q& x% H8 IFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.# K. b: R K2 ]: H
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"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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/ @$ K, s9 B a" ~- KWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.0 c$ d) {* x- n) s8 d6 K7 f4 e) U
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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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" P e4 ]4 G, V0 S/ v"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."/ B8 g* c5 A1 o' V3 J! X
2 R1 R( J' @7 nToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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