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9 k1 w' F t( {9 ?8 P4 }" Y% \A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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.2 r6 C( t, p/ M( x0 p1 S, T
! L4 U' H$ g3 D7 i8 U4 m"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."& W8 }; T! g4 X% \; h j
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# I* K7 X6 G) Z5 bWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.& J! u2 }; K& t: v- q9 t: f! Y' i. W
- W# h3 M' o5 ?( K; F"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.
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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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! X' v t- p% X+ e7 V" EToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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