Justin Deems, 25, dead, 5 injured in explosion at JCG Farms in Rockmart, Georgia
Modified Date:
Fri, 06/23/2017 - 6:46amAccident 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.
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Type: Other Type of Accident
People Involved:
Justin Deems
Roadway:
Rome Hwy/GA-101City:
Rockmart, GACounty:
Polk County, GAArea:
Atlanta, GA
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