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# s) v- [' t% y, l: ?% ]A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.7 o4 z6 _. n. A8 k6 @2 W
/ } ~+ m0 i+ e- }& EAround 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. @6 h7 s( t: E7 @
# j6 E9 t( O7 E! h* XFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.) h. \+ Q) r$ o. d, Z
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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."* K. {) F# w. Z; J& t8 y4 H
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.5 t) B: ?9 ]. P( l' ?
6 n) T' l2 b! n"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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0 f6 K1 K1 i" H& x- l- b$ s/ ZWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.* ]3 O& j$ i1 _1 \" B
% x' g6 z- z/ m N"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."" W# V T T! P3 K1 \
. h4 R0 d/ u( ?7 v e8 W/ |Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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