Woman Killed In Explosion At Tyson Plant

A woman who was sleeping in a truck was killed in an explosion at a Tyson Poultry plant in Georgia.

Bajarma Batozhapov, 61, was sleeping inside her husband’s tractor-trailer when a fire caused an explosion at the Tyson poultry plant in Camilla, Georgia.

Batozhapov was killed in the explosion, but her husband survived due to being in the building at teh time.

A Tyson spokesperson shared, “We extend our deepest condolences to their family and friends during this difficult time.”

One dead, two hospitalized after fire at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia https://t.co/ffDajyDJ0G @ChronoScopeFilm

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Big explosion at @TysonFoods Camilla, GA. Photo: Amber Hawkins, 23:30 12/26 pic.twitter.com/rX5RsTUhgg

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Here’s what ABC News reported:

A woman sleeping in a truck was killed when a fire caused an explosion at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Georgia overnight, officials said.

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The victim, 61-year-old Bajarma Batozhapov of Las Vegas, didn’t work at the plant, nor did her husband, the Mitchell County Coroner’s Office said. Batozhapov’s husband is a truck driver and she was accompanying him at the time of the blast, which burned part of the truck she was in, the coroner’s office said.

Batozhapov’s husband was in the building at the time of the explosion but wasn’t hurt, according to the coroner’s office.

Several others were injured in the incident in Camilla, about 60 miles north of Tallahassee, officials said.

The cause of the fire hasn’t been determined, according to a Tyson Foods spokesperson.

“We extend our deepest condolences to their family and friends during this difficult time,” the spokesperson said. “Right now we are still gathering the facts, but ensuring the safety of our team members is our top priority, and we are conducting a full investigation into the cause.”

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), which represents more than 15,000 poultry workers at facilities across the southern U.S., including Tyson workers, described the incident as a "boiler explosion."https://t.co/WPHZcU84nB

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Per 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.

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“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.