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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.8 N+ h0 ?6 e) P, ?* g
& r! n# j- G: h# CAround 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.9 S& a# k) ?! w6 f3 W5 G* X3 P7 n
8 n4 d/ r& M! [Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.( _& d2 @+ U8 a1 I+ H9 ^. j
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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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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.8 E4 I* L$ O( V0 N0 h( u0 K
o5 J3 k8 X' ]7 `5 c"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.6 X6 I5 `" t1 D/ f% h5 h5 S
* w3 c: x( e: a1 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."% b' Z3 ~& K a# g
0 Y( C, p9 a" V# @3 [Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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