Nearer to the plant in Rockdale County, residents north of Interstate 20 were ordered to evacuate on Sunday, while others were told to shelter in place. But residents of Atlanta's densely populated ...
By Tuesday, reports of people experiencing a burning sensation in their nose and lungs due to the haze emerged from Atlanta to the town of Buckhead in Morgan County.
Authorities lifted a shelter-in-place order for 90,000 people near Atlanta. Orders to evacuate or stay inside were issued after a chemical plant caught fire Sunday -- creating smoke and strong odors.