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* a, G& P) t, G& X# @7 XA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon./ f; Z* W% E4 @
0 Z6 w2 y! h" k4 [$ jAround 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.7 z) I: x5 N5 c/ n- `
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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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4 K# N) u4 z3 p7 U7 lWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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5 s( N3 v- {$ `8 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."9 b6 k. {" `. S" g
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.0 ^- H: c/ ?' \
6 }8 h6 M& Q+ t/ o' Y"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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/ M; h: C/ p% S4 o( A2 ]2 wToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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