Explosion rocks power plant north of Atlanta

By Andrew Rafferty, Staff Writer, NBC News

Georgia authorities are investigating an explosion at power plant 50 miles north of Atlanta.

Only one plant employee suffered a minor injury and all others are accounted for, according a spokesperson for Georgia Power, owner of the plant.

The explosion occurred as the plant was preparing for a planned?maintenance?outage?at the Plant Bowen Unit 2, a coal-fired power plant near?Euharlee, Ga.

Witnesses told NBC Atlanta affiliate WXIA the explosion sounded "louder than a sonic boom."

There have been no injuries reported to residents around the plant.

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