Three people were injured, one critically, in a chemical explosion today at a Santa Rosa company, authorities said.

The blast happened at Agilent Technologies on Fountaingrove Parkway at about 10:30 a.m. and forced the evacuation of about 100 employees.

An male Agilent employee who was working on a machine suffered critical injuries in the blast, company spokesman Jeff Weber said. Another employee suffered unspecified injuries and was taken to a hospital.

A woman who is employed by another company and works at the Agilent campus suffered minor injuries from falling objects, Weber said.

A chemical buildup on the bottom floor of one of the company’s four buildings caused the explosion, Weber said. What caused the buildup is under investigation. Agilent make testing and measurement equipment.

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