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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.* W. z, \0 g6 _6 I& c
% I1 n& V, r) R o- P4 ]" lAround 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.+ j0 J% H5 V; \3 U5 I/ r
0 p2 J+ Q( o- E0 `: h1 cFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.& n) T6 T) F) b9 d' I
8 G) s; ]/ }. N" a7 T; z"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.; L" \& `% @2 L" @9 ?: 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."
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, a+ R7 F2 v: ]8 jWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.3 R" t7 H, p& N {
- D$ x9 |) Q) |% M5 Z"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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, _0 m! d! U; k0 ?0 g1 n; FToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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