A woman was killed in an explosion Saturday morning at a home in Polk County, officials said.
The explosion happened about 9:30 a.m. on Winkle Road in Cedartown, according to the Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Fire Safety. Residents up to several miles away reported hearing and feeling the blast.
“We did hear the explosion. Everyone thought it was thunder at the time,” Polk County fire spokesperson Landon Hendrix told Channel 2 Action News. “It was nothing like I’ve ever seen before. Very devastating. I hate it for the family, for the loss.”
The blast destroyed the 21-year-old home, officials said. This marks the 114th death from a fire this year in Georgia.
The identity of the woman has not been released, but officials told Channel 2 that she lived in the home and was in her 60s. Authorities did not say if anyone else was inside at the time.
The house was blown across the road, Hendrix told the news station. Along with firefighters, the GBI bomb squad was called in for precaution, Channel 2 reported.
“At this point, the cause of the blast is thought to be related to a propane incident in the home,” state officials said.
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