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! X Q7 o; a$ z( V, @8 aA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.) _8 j+ }/ G* Z
9 _3 X, ~8 j! c4 b- fAround 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.* G! D1 y5 x5 b- s& S
$ X) A0 q0 d* h0 M' `) pFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.( j0 m; y$ b) x0 W* }
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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."8 A5 t& f9 z5 v& l. ~5 j/ {6 |% v
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+ g5 k: |* z4 K# C+ m6 {Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.
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, ^5 a- L% T# h6 {6 {; m, y"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."6 }5 N) w& x8 w( E
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Wilson 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."& {) O x2 k, b) o
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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