Justin Deems, 25, dead, 5 injured in explosion at JCG Farms in Rockmart, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Fri, 06/23/2017 - 6:46am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, February 7, 2016

Explosion at Rockmart facility kills 1, injures several others

During a press conference Sunday morning, Polk County officials reported the blast happened around 2:30 a.m. at the facility on Rome Hwy/GA-101, causing a structural collapse on the property. The explosion resulted in a fatality and sent several others to local area hospitals. One person had to be airlifted to Grady Hospital in Atlanta.

As of 9 a.m., officials said that remaining flames at the facility had been contained and all personnel accounted for, but now, investigators are concerned about additional collapses. As a precaution, structural engineers are being called out to check the buildings. If everything is given the all-clear, officials say they will re-open Highway 101.

UPDATE: One dead, several injured in Rockmart explosion

Polk County coroner Tony Brazier said that Justin Deems, 25, of a Rockmart address, was likely killed instantly in the explosion around 2:30 a.m., but said autopsy results would confirm this.

Brazier said Beems' body will be taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab for an autopsy.

People Involved: 
Justin Deems
Roadway: 
Rome Hwy/GA-101

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