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u# {! P) U4 M/ u5 l& Q3 KA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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.8 o2 d4 A. J- u& t4 s% v9 |
- _9 A- ~0 V7 l: _1 ZFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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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."" p* a4 ]" W5 D5 d3 R& H0 h- E
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! z6 g% b+ u; a+ B; Q* mWilson 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."" W" |6 h. V6 c6 ~8 |$ Q- z
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Wilson 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."$ A6 z' a. x8 H6 h2 m
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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