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: a! N+ M" O" \# A" Z- p# \ j2 gA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.& w; j. W T# S8 C6 U
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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. P5 m+ p& H7 i# D! c0 u
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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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2 p/ W- L# Y" U6 r0 A8 \8 n) uWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.% @ h! E. ?/ S# d& o
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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."9 m) F7 f) |& J" u
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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: g" b. l0 t8 k6 b4 q- p2 e( e; d4 T"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."/ W, j v; z4 q& F
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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