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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.5 c% w& z! _$ Z/ \5 I
/ `: \7 h% z# z, I$ v" @6 LAround 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.! b- ?; _$ Y* B- l+ C* h2 x
0 t3 J3 O8 I7 L4 p" j/ pFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.
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6 g% x3 h! L7 k"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.
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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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0 d2 K, u# |# s2 s5 jWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.! Y/ {+ f3 P7 k
7 v2 u {6 Y: |# z" M: q"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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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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