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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.( M" T4 n7 o }
3 J% @* a) G0 V2 k4 sAround 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., `% Q- n0 U7 Z. Z: o' q6 i
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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." V7 {& ]& j. n- J
C" J8 _% l9 }"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.
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' z2 {2 H, Q- z0 {' S- w"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. s8 I4 I6 M' k' H. ?/ a' I1 K
' {: _9 t+ S1 G( O8 b"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."4 g/ [2 h! v/ k8 c4 P7 M
% ` a* o1 p3 K/ \3 E3 p- {Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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