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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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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.) N* ^8 j+ j4 b+ z4 ^% k: c, a/ B9 }
* I9 @, `; C, T7 d& u8 K' zFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed., k! x! Y" a' p
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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."7 y# D+ x9 Y( h8 q% E& {
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. a4 F5 N9 X9 y* o( RWilson 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."3 B/ J d( `4 x4 t& B
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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.. c, p! i4 c: o! |! F2 i5 w2 V9 F& I
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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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$ q% h: s; Z XToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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