爱民屯一化学实验室起火，一人被烧伤

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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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/ P& A  H! d6 v8 uAround 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.

' Y. k! Z& ]# N/ GFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.

# h3 C6 w" \8 k6 ]"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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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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6 f) L3 C/ k: g4 C"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."

: K) Z+ b% X2 Y. bWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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"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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