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0 ^5 L* U, N1 f |) ?6 _A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.3 g5 ^ h+ V0 X1 x
8 a m. o) b; n) W2 QAround 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.
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( z# e6 \6 n1 j6 C pFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.! S& a7 W9 ] F3 R
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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."
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* Y% k. _% j# v2 X9 m" h( WWilson 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."2 U) K6 y0 D& I
' \7 |4 l4 m) O8 O: i4 jWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.. M" J0 h4 ~- S" s! ]
) V8 w8 S$ g+ [1 e2 S' 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."! Z/ ^3 y2 k+ `% o: P4 V& R
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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