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& ]7 g7 V/ u- v& m3 |A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.: \' C8 F5 {" I& r3 P% ~
0 b" I& l+ W% t' R/ HAround 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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4 z/ ?) \/ s' \& X3 g* S7 IFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.& ]' K& c" E& 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."( f0 t) J! _; u' W" n
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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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1 B% k# n$ _8 p, O" }+ k. @- s"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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6 m3 ^# Z. e3 m7 D) y" GWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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1 p: S+ S. y7 v+ x3 n1 W; p"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."6 {- U: Q: ~+ O, r5 u! T
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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