CLEVELAND, Ga. — Two people were injured and transported by ambulance to Grady Hospital in Atlanta, following an early-morning fire Monday at Piney Mountain Ammunition Center.
White County Public Safety Director David Murphy said the call to the facility on Crestview Drive was received at 8:45 a.m. The business manufactures .22-caliber shells. Firefighters arriving on scene were told magnesium is used in the process and it is very agitated by water, so firefighters did not apply anything to the blaze but rather let it burn, and protected adjacent structures.
Another danger was presented when the ammunition in the building started exploding, propelling shell casings from the building.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are investigating the blaze.
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