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% h5 ~' t9 Z7 q' O uA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.9 n4 H+ c5 ~- w$ Y
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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.; d6 V w; A( _: o l7 w* f
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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.2 P. {7 t+ G @- Q. P1 ?
4 p6 l8 y$ v2 y3 q4 r, N" U"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.7 I$ j5 Q" ]3 v# V( P
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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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3 `9 g7 O) s* ]$ DWilson 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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* B0 ^& c" ^5 F3 d0 dToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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