Local Officials Respond to Chemical Incident at Eagan Company

Two cleaning workers were treated after a chemical incident at Materials Processing in Eagan on Monday night, according to the Eagan Fire Department.

Two cleaning chemicals were mixed together and caused pollution, leading one worker to inhale the chemicals. He removed his contaminated clothes, was cleaned with a fire hose and was transported by HealthEast Paramedics to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to a statement from the fire department. The second worker affected was treated on the scene.

Eagan Police and HealthEast Paramedics were dispatched to the scene at 8:30 Monday night. When they discovered it was a chemical incident, they called the Eagan Fire Department. Then the Dakota County Special Operations Team was called in to assess the chemicals and contain them.

The special operations team found small quantities of the chemicals, took air samples in the building and determined the off-gassing -- or, pollution -- was complete, according to the fire department. Then they packaged the chemicals and arranged for safe removal, a statement from the department says.

No one else was injured and the company is open for business, the department says.