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2 C- `( L$ c D) L1 J5 }1 _3 f- [A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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, m2 e0 D! f9 Y/ H# }4 B- T" rAround 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./ u& d9 I( G' R) G% ]* a. j
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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.
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- e: M( G4 u1 i3 S3 {1 V"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.% x i' o k0 L4 C* k. U6 Y
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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."# m1 F/ [8 h( L; o7 n, t
8 ^) C K: D, R& u, P8 K5 cWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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! b% D9 \" i9 V: Z3 E"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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) y, T8 l6 \/ ^9 e2 `% F- fToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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