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$ ~$ b: e: Y! R" HA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.. M V' k- T4 ^2 `3 ^ F3 ^
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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.: T: v) _2 H: j
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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.: u$ y/ X c- Q
. V* v8 g. _7 [! H6 _"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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4 M& B- x5 z! T' r8 Y/ XWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.6 \! `4 q0 A t9 @$ | [
5 d; N- k+ v+ b9 x$ H9 ~0 j"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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5 x& G/ E6 E0 T% T7 IToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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