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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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, C5 E! R( P* ~7 v! |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.2 d; A$ h' W2 j8 s- h8 }
$ D" G3 v+ f" r$ k1 IFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.# r; f' E5 t2 A, Z P% A! c
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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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. O; I* l" I2 v: |$ a/ w: f; i/ _Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.5 V- p' G: b6 G/ v$ O/ Q
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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."" h: k- @% |' I( R% A
3 Y" G" u0 @, M4 RWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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) y3 C% t9 _- n' `, S"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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