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" s" z4 `6 ` X; p! T# }3 z FA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.+ M; M. u' K( C/ ` k
( C. G$ x) a( `0 n& s* F( w* TAround 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 n) @& i" a9 G+ \
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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."4 j- |& z; C0 ~! G3 H. ]3 I3 K
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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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"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."/ c8 E1 V; [9 y. I/ v ?
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.1 Q: S' g: X. i! R- u. {* T G
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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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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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