CASTALIA, N.C. (WTVD) -- A worker was killed in an accident involving a propane tank, the Nash County Sheriff's Office said Monday.
It happened about 11 a.m. at a property in the 16600 block of Red Bud Road and involved an employee of L.H. Dickens who was filling a propane tank for a farmer when it burst and part of the tank struck him. The worker died at the scene from his injuries.
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On Monday afternoon, the victim was identified as Francis Earl Johnson Jr., 25, of Louisburg.
The Nash County Sheriff's Office investigated and concluded that no foul play was suspected.
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No other details were immediately released.