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. @5 W' R1 |8 QA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.3 M7 ]: K1 i) C' r; m+ u' s
( V, q# G* D T2 C0 m: ?& ~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.$ q+ E1 n" i* O/ `" x3 O
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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.; X, R; s2 w6 J0 {6 G
1 I, L. F6 P( V! j1 T$ }5 t" R"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."0 j. e( R5 I$ J" Q/ [( q4 Q! { J
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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."2 M0 V0 I3 i# Y- ~2 F0 N* S, v, f# U
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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$ g# K2 ]# {- V( ~. I"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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