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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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) p, U P& Y; y: xAround 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.% L* i7 [. {! ^
( Q: t( u3 _# Z) e% `Fire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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. O. }. ]* ?$ f) [# V$ P D' 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."
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- \* c. U9 n* }. W- \7 cWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.2 a! m. q! x4 Y( _
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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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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire. }# p( W) X, ]: x! y, S2 d
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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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% }& ?0 B- L6 o3 TToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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