Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire as haze, smell spreads to Atlanta
The fire ignited when a sprinkler head malfunctioned early Sunday morning at the BioLab plant about 25 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire
Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant. Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters that a sprinkler
Georgia residents urged to shelter-in-place again as chemical plume shifts
A shelter-in-place order had just been lifted Monday for more than 90,000 residents after a fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the sky Sunday.
Residents told to evacuate or shelter in place due to a chemical plant fire east of Atlanta
Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant. Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters that a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.
Interstate closed outside Atlanta as fire at chemical plant forces evacuations
Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to avoid contaminants from a chemical plant fire that sent dark, billowing gray smoke into the air.
Over 90K Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire as haze, smell spreads to Atlanta
More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta have been told to keep sheltering in place a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could been seen for miles.
Chemical plant fire in Georgia forces 90,000 residents to take shelter
More than 90,000 residents east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could been seen for miles.
Fire at Georgia chemical plant releases chlorine into the air, authorities say
Rockdale County officials ordered people to evacuate the area near the BioLab plant in Conyers, Ga., and they said others should stay home to avoid the “harmful irritant chlorine.”
BioLab plant fire: More than 90K sheltering in place in Georgia as 'strong chemical smell' enters Atlanta area
Authorities in the Atlanta area are now reporting a "strong chemical smell" in the air following a chemical plant fire on Sunday in Conyers, Georgia.
90,000 Georgia Residents Sheltering in Place After Chemical Fire
A day after a massive chemical fire sent a cloud of toxic chlorine gas into the atmosphere, more than 90,000 residents in Georgia's Rockdale County were told to remain sheltered indoors on Monday. The incident,
Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire
A weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze several miles away across metro Atlanta
Conyers BioLab fire: Large cloud of smoke from Georgia chemical plant blaze seen for miles
For everyone sheltering in place, the best practice is to turn the air conditioning off and keep windows and doors shut,” a ...
Conyers BioLab plume: How to check air quality yourself
CONYERS, Ga. — An interactive tool can help residents track current air quality after a fire at a Conyers plant sent a chemical cloud over Rockdale County.
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Conyers chemical plant fire: Air quality monitored across metro Atlanta
Environmental officials are investigating the fire at BioLab, a chemical facility on Old Covington Road in Conyers, that sent a colossal wall of smoke that billowed into the air Sunday afternoon and ...
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Update: BioLab Fire Conyers, GA, Not Rare Incident, Records Show
There have been fires and chemical releases at other company facilities in Georgia and elsewhere, according to state and ...
What is BioLab and what do they make? | Conyers chemical fire
CONYERS, Ga. — A chemical fire at a lab facility in Conyers on Sunday has put much of the city under an evacuation zone. The fire broke out at a facility operated by a company called BioLab northwest ...
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Conyers chemical plant fire: Odor, haze reported in metro Atlanta
Jackson International Airport — about 30 miles away at the Biolab facility, which makes pool and spa care products.