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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.! }" A, L( E9 w0 ^: ^2 I9 Y4 s
( ]4 G) U7 a" @6 w. p6 i: r: V$ AAround 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.: r+ l, _/ L( a: m/ {7 J
8 m0 C/ H# I6 vFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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7 c) V P R2 G/ P! v7 Z3 c"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." ?. R$ f# v0 g( t! y! c2 U& G5 t. b
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building./ i; E( N, D/ \4 C, J6 L
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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."& L' C k$ M* h# R3 ^# N0 v
* M* }8 f* d* G0 h! fWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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1 G; t c/ W2 X0 S5 b I"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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