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2 M! z- Q( O9 Y8 p% s, [A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.4 f7 K& M, \$ N# ?/ G9 H
* ]" M* B/ E# H9 z3 ^# Q- y% p8 \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.0 |" w8 \# z x
8 Z1 B4 j. h& zFire 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."
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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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$ N' ]$ p6 w: k0 q"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.5 K8 O2 ?5 U8 O6 E4 \6 {* l! K
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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( p* P& n; t# ^. k( R8 K" QToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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