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A scary moment for employees at the Maxxam Analytics Tuesday afternoon., |) w: n j4 {2 S. F
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Around 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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' \2 y# M8 D( F J& z7 UFire rescue's Tim Wilson tells iNews880 there was a flash fire in a lab where the chemical Toluene is housed.' M0 |1 C- d! Y
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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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6 M1 E, Y! {- V7 } @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."# C2 ]5 D! _( l, M4 V
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3 _1 Z, j$ r- L6 B1 I% m. ]$ I6 _6 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."
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Toluene is commonly used in paint thinners, leather tanners, and disinfectants. (ks,blb) |
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