CAMILLA, Ga. (WALB) - Officials are on scene at Tyson Foods where an explosion reportedly happened earlier in the night.

The plant located at 7220 US 19 in Camilla went up in flames.

Mitchell County Coroner, Jamey Thompson, says that a woman is dead. He says that at the moment, they can not access her as there is debris and damage in the way.

“We do have visual confirmation on her but as far as having access to her, we don’t,” he said.

Others were also injured in the explosion. Right now, the amount of people injured is unknown.

Coroner Thompson says from what he can tell there was an explosion, and the woman was reportedly on site when the explosion happened.

Camilla Fire Chief Jamie Sullivan said as of 2:50 a.m. the flames are out and fire crews are still on the scene to make sure it does not restart. He said as of now they are in a long-term recovery process due to part of the building collapsing.

Thompson said more updates will be provided later Friday morning.

“I know this is a big industry for Mitchell County. It was kind of only one portion of the plant that sustained damage,” he said. “I know it’s a horrible tragedy for the victims that were burned and also to the victim that did die. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved.”

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