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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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7 Q* J0 h0 S" a2 ~, Y2 KAround 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.7 `6 e" }; h& g/ |
1 b: X: u5 | t9 FFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.8 J8 o4 z& l$ f/ j. F$ [0 B
# D2 u; y& V( d"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."2 x( P+ L+ M$ Q6 X5 O0 V; q
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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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8 Y0 J! r D' E4 ?"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 a* U! z2 z$ yWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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, V7 S: v5 s% ~) M6 L4 ~- j"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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) k4 _- G0 n* Z" e6 S% M$ g& B% {Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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