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5 I7 A j6 D) E0 K- B% \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.
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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.* h+ u- ~# X& l" h5 e
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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."" X+ s0 [9 n0 E
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.$ s a4 C1 d9 { A+ Z$ p0 M- B
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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."8 y6 Z1 n" O" r; I) N1 {" X" q
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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3 y( a! [& z9 \- H0 E% A"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."& b4 {6 {* F0 A' C; a L
0 P$ c9 e; V2 l' Z+ ~Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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