Fire at Tyson Foods poultry plant in Georgia kills one

A fire overnight at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Camilla, Georgia, US, killed one person and injured several others, the company said in a statement, Report informs via Reuters.

Tyson, the biggest US meat company by sales, is working closely with local authorities to determine the cause of the fire, the statement said.

"Right now we are still gathering the facts," a Tyson spokesperson said in the statement, adding, "we are conducting a full investigation into the cause of the fire."