An employee of a Gainesville business was killed Tuesday afternoon in an explosion touched off when chemical fumes apparently ignited in a piece of equipment used to clean filters.

The incident happened at MyCelx Technologies Corp. Gainesville and Hall County firefighters responded.

"It looks like (a chemical) solution created the explosion," Gainesville Deputy Fire Chief Jerome Yarbrough told the Gainesville Times.

The victim’s name was withheld pending notification of relatives. No other injuries were reported in the incident.

The MyCelx company website says it produces clean water solutions for the oil, gas and

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