No serious injuries after Jackson propane explosion

Fire officials are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at AmeriGas on Gregory Lane in Jackson on Thursday afternoon.

According to county emergency officials, the explosion occurred while a propane truck was offloading around 1 p.m. The evacuation of the surrounding area was lifted around 5:40 p.m.

Fire officials at the fire say no one was seriously hurt in the accident.

A fire spread to nearby structures, and crews from various local agencies responded.

“My main concern was that people were safe, and I’m glad none of the other buildings — the building I’m in, the grocery store or the other buildings in the shopping center — were damaged,” said Micheli Dorsey, Jackson business owner.

“I live about 200 yards from the site and was nearly knocked out of chair,” said Rod Pennington of Jackson.

As of 5:40 p.m., the fire was completely contained, and all roads were open except for High School Road from Highway 8 to Gregory Lane.

Smith’s Grocery store is open, and all businesses and schools in the area were expected to be open Friday.

We will post more on this story as more information becomes available.