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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.7 E# z3 V! D) H
1 k* y2 u" {8 t2 o0 d+ K3 D, h2 P+ r& yAround 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. Q5 H- Q5 |7 d- k" Q0 m; h
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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., @& A2 V# C+ z% F& Q
7 B$ X, {8 w* f( p$ |"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."9 O/ |8 {' y. d x% z& ?' @, `
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1 |/ w; ?3 j. {' x3 v! I. b! YWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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! A# ~: C0 b" a$ B, J% h"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.( q5 A+ M8 q* j% ] B7 o
) x8 J A( N) e; F9 g; f"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."6 P& q" a. X: n: @
" N, G7 F% O& I2 ?% E1 ~- o- CToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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