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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.; j/ y# B Q1 d( [5 X$ u, ~4 \
, G/ T* W* Q. N* y2 J* ?, \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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Fire 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."3 C7 [+ e( {" m& T
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.; T& X5 ^! E2 z+ n7 n
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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."9 ]4 G; E$ I3 P& g3 A
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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% g& _4 [5 s) H* r"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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, q9 h9 i8 o8 r" c* RToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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