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1 dead, at least 2 injured after explosion at Tyson Foods plant in south Georgia

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CAMILLA, Ga. — An explosion at a food processing plant in south Georgia has left one person dead and at least two others injured.

The explosion happened late Thursday night at the Tyson Foods plant in Camilla, Georgia, according to WTXL.

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Mitchell County Coroner Jamey Thompson told WTXL that the deceased victim is a woman, but that her body has not yet been recovered.

Two or three people were taken to the hospital by ambulance, but there is no word on the extent of their injuries.

The cause of the explosion has not been released.

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