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( S/ w" [+ H' CA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.1 N9 o1 Y; Q& }# g# @
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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., k% ]& C2 R6 b F; i# M
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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.3 q1 s- I+ b/ p5 R$ ^' c
4 U4 m: }( v% h"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."! w- D U' j% A9 G9 v
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2 }& Z1 B/ L+ Y+ B4 VWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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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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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire." P) j8 b" e. u
0 |3 l' e3 b1 `0 Y"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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