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: d7 l7 ?) Y2 u/ OA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.! A3 W8 A8 V+ B- z8 c- m
% ]0 M1 s3 S+ ]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.5 ~" p/ S$ k2 f. P0 M: P
0 }' R3 W" V- D! w1 Q* f( xFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.( Z* {+ I+ x3 r2 c+ W7 S
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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."! d. F1 u% ^# O G' |' \
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.2 H8 m( Q; ^! w* U7 L0 X2 y+ F( o2 @
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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."
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; P# |0 R. m% j1 [$ HWilson 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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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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