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1 v) l7 |( E3 [/ X4 r& ?! N! V. pA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.6 `3 p! R- w8 G& r2 h4 ~9 o# [
6 r" L4 Y* j1 WAround 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.. w: ?9 u8 w# K% ?( z1 k
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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.
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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."' N, p4 G2 G& o5 M7 ]3 F1 ?
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( j( y- o% |% L5 D& @Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.4 P6 C" N( k q5 H- b H
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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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! A$ J; `- j4 \3 R4 j' @# vWilson adds one person was injured in the fire.
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) J5 f, s; R6 z$ d* ^9 k"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 R8 C0 L" c$ ^2 FToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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