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0 `' v: r- Y0 [+ a4 @9 hA 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./ e$ Z3 ] A8 X/ R8 d6 v2 \
+ z( [3 s4 A& y$ X' vFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.$ z3 L/ u2 R/ \6 i$ r3 Y$ d
0 u- g1 l/ O; n"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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0 S' ^' u- S2 P6 TWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.6 i2 t1 x+ B3 v- W( v+ }# d
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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 _5 S1 }6 g; @; ?! k0 ~0 C
2 d' \' ^$ F( D7 ^ FWilson 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."2 F. o$ n' C% {$ ^5 K5 i. A
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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