Crews Battling a Transformer fire outside a Georgia Power plant in Cobb County

Crews are still in a fire controlling operations at the Georgia Power Plant on S Cobb Dr. 16 Firefighting apparatus responded to this incident.

Georgia Power has since released a statement explaining that the large plume of smoke is the result of a transformer fire that is contained within the switchyard at Plant McDonough.

It said early Monday that crews responded to a transformer fire at a power plant near Atlanta after early reports of a large explosion at the facility.

We have confirmed that there is a transformer fire contained within the switchyard at Plant McDonough tonight – there is no fire inside the plant structure itself. There are no known injuries & fire dept. is onsite. 1/2

— Georgia Power (@GeorgiaPower) September 7, 2020

There were four explosions total," Shelby Watson said on Twitter. "The first and the strongest shook our home violently."

Multiple reports put the explosions between 11:20 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

Crews are still on scene conducting fire suppression operations at the Georgia Power Plant on S Cobb Dr. 16 Firefighting apparatus responded to this incident. No injuries of personnel on scene or responding. No power outages to report, fire is under control. pic.twitter.com/Pa1IGwWF0z

— Cobb County Fire (@cobbcountyfire) September 7, 2020

"There is no fire inside the plant structure itself," the statement from Georgia power read. "There are no known injuries and the fire department is on-site."

Georgia Power added that the safety of its facilities and employees is a top priority and that it is monitoring the situation.

 No injuries of personnel on scene or responding.