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6 l$ R w; G/ D3 TA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.+ W6 P9 g( t) k9 j- b% o
$ {4 Q7 u( \9 ?) [1 N; e9 y* K& dAround 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.. e9 z' b M. w2 z
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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."# V. j% v, m x' N2 l
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Wilson says fire rescue responded with trucks from three houses because of the flammable chemicals housed in the building.: \* z- S# @, a; @7 ^! r& T: i4 a
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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.
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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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' L5 T" s! P% XToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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