VALDOSTA, GA - Seven were injured and major buildings collapsed after a tornado hit Langdale Forest Products' Maintenance and Fabrication shop in near Valdosta, GA on December 29.

A number of workers were trapped in debris, according to a reporting the Valdosta Times, which reports four serious injuries and three minor injuries at the plant. Three major buildings at the plant were damaged along with cars, materials and equipment.

Langdale Forest Products is a unit of Langdale Industries, Inc., a holding company and parent company of 26 subsidiary companies in wood manufacturing and related fields, with other Valdosta businesses including TLC Building Components, Southland Forest Products,