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A 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.
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/ X( k9 ]* C9 \) `( `3 W( v+ KFire 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."& U+ z3 J! u& Y# R
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.) W. E& P6 e6 X6 T* Q1 s
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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."
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3 o, q3 j# z+ e8 f& oWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.+ Z$ J2 C3 G6 C6 b5 B2 {( q% s0 E) U
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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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* t; V1 l# v7 _. N8 Q* X; hToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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