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. P$ q" }: u$ V6 bA scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon.
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* H6 d- E) `2 X8 e1 I, T) FAround 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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8 e# \7 ~9 _/ m+ K" L: [2 X( EFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.) ]9 |$ w# }% ?% S8 X
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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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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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Wilson adds one person was injured in the fire.6 T* r# ?- X0 j
- |! U; V0 l0 j+ b. m: n6 A"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."# d8 ]+ n/ O8 [ L0 j- ~" ~$ |
8 {; O6 v4 d" d3 P2 @: ~8 AToluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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