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$ f+ [ w0 P. G/ Z y+ O& u( vA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.: _! Y1 U7 D( V
. m7 I. d" y# x" b8 T6 RAround 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.
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! p# e- \% t, `. i/ o) T. {: W8 aFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.2 A5 c8 L: w' ~& b; |- R
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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."
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+ ^$ i5 |: t. m* T4 T6 N- |% DWilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.- v" [$ h5 N# f7 Z
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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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9 d) b" K! F$ f, RWilson 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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9 V: ?, a- |9 h/ a6 t% E4 tToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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