An explosion was reported on Thursday at a coal-fired power plant in the U.S. state of Georgia, APA reports quoting US media.The blast took place at Plant Bowen in Euharlee, which was located in Bartow County, some 50 miles northwest of Atlanta. According to a report by the local WSBTV, the Bartow County Sheriff's Office is asking residents to avoid the plant, and roads in the area are closed.According to a separate report by ALIVE 11, another local TV station, the explosion occurred at the main power house, and injuries have been reported.

Atlanta, Mar 30 (EFE).- Georgia's Republican-controlled state legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit the use of foreign passports as identification, a measure that some organizations say could leave many immigrants without access to basic services.

A mentally-handicapped man was to be put to death in the US state of Georgia on Tuesday, despite protests from human rights activists and mental health advocates calling the execution a miscarriage of justice. Warren Hill, a 52-year-old African American, is reported to have an IQ of 70, putting him below the threshold for mental disability. "There is no dispute among the experts that Mr Hill is mentally retarded," attorney Brian Kammer wrote in an appeal seeking leniency for his client.