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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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9 x4 r% m& O6 s( x- e1 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.+ h; p& i0 P9 s1 `* z8 A. e6 {
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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./ K. B g, a. v6 |
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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."- d+ b2 a! \8 T+ E9 _3 S
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$ c! ] f1 i$ S" s9 TWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.3 @. `$ g+ f8 C
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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."$ R. I1 ~3 D! E A& \' c
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.7 x+ w* o5 J% j0 ~) i5 \
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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."
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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