 鲜花( 5)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.inews880.com/Channels ... ory.aspx?ID=1231398, D& ~ C- I$ E) G1 E0 e+ P
2 Q& h9 c0 B" }! f2 ` f% s e5 i* D$ A, N
& ^5 e3 w& A( L! N& r5 s! AA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
& j% t/ L6 e( s, i6 c: Y6 f7 m" q3 q% l1 s4 y
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.
/ k, C% j( [( O5 h1 M$ @
- } {/ F* C8 T9 {5 pFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.1 ]/ {# W( ^8 J7 _; n% ~# W
! C7 s$ S! Z& p) q" o; 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.") v5 s0 H, H0 R) l
- o$ ]& X% D8 Q" |8 q$ j) t! f- B

% [1 W! \; \3 ]7 p D
6 H, Y4 ^2 G1 m4 Y* qWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.% i6 {0 x' |7 E
: u. L# T2 p: |8 p( Y8 V"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."9 W6 c; z1 K( h
5 M$ m1 D6 m p6 L; P+ _# uWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.0 H% l7 N* P/ W0 D0 o) a& c n+ F
# y" Q) j* @3 ]: L9 P"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."
% z/ U6 n7 Y$ P0 L
0 l& Y) [' a$ \Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
|