GREENE COUNTY, Ga. — Greene County Sheriff’s Office reported a “major fire incident” Saturday afternoon.
In an update, the sheriff’s office said there’s “no immediate threats to surrounding structures or residences exist and no injuries have been reported at this time.”
Channel 2 Action News has a crew on the way to the scene. See more about this story on WSB Tonight at 11 p.m.
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Images from the scene show smoke billowing out of a facility.
Police said for people to avoid Willow Run Road in Greensboro, and the road will be closed to through traffic.
People in the area reported feeling what they called an explosion that shook their homes and shared images of a smoke cloud billowing into the sky.
Neighbors said the fire incident is at the Novelis plant.
Channel 2 Action News has reached out to the sheriff’s office and the county’s fire department for more information and for confirmation of the fire’s location. We’ve also reached out to Novelis corporate communications.
This is a developing story.
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