One dead, several injured in Georgia feed mill explosion
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One died in an explosion early Sunday at JCG Farms in Rockmart, Georgia. (Fox 5 Atlanta)
One person was killed and several others injured after an explosion early Sunday at a Georgia feed mill.
The injured were taken to area hospitals after the blast at JCG Farms in Rockmart, a small town about an hour west of Atlanta, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
Rockmart City Manager Jay Ellis told the station fire and rescue crews responded to the scene and were working to turn off utilities to the plant.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The explosion caused significant damage to the plant, the station reported.
The cause was under investigation.
The person who was killed was 24 years old, WSB-TV reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Callers reported that they felt the explosion about 2:30 a.m., the station reported.
An online business directory says JCG Farms has revenues of $10 million to $12 million and employs 20 to 49 people.