Cities monitor air quality for chlorine, other compounds after Rockdale County chemical plant fire
A shelter-in-place advisory was in place for more than 90,000 people in Rockdale County following a fire at a chemical plant.
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.”
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
Thousands told to stay home a day after chemical plant fire sent a plume containing chlorine high into the air
Thousands of people were told to stay home with their windows shut Monday after a fire at a Georgia industrial plant caused a chemical reaction that prompted around 17,000 people to evacuate Sunday and left potentially harmful chlorine lingering in the air.
Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sent chlorine into the air
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
Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire as haze, smell spreads to Atlanta
A weekend 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
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.
Company at the center of Conyers chemical fire releases statement | What to know
Shelter-in-place and evacuation orders have now been lifted in Rockdale County as the EPA continues to run air quality tests.
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 ...
Shelter-in-place advisory extended in Georgia county after chlorine detected in air
A shelter-in-place advisory has been extended for an entire Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air, ...
GEMA issues shelter in place for Rockdale County
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security (GEMA) issued a shelter in place order for all of 93,000 residents of ...
Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Rockdale officials say 'cloud' should disperse once chemicals removed
BioLab back in 2004 was owned by Chemtura, a conglomerate that went into bankruptcy and was later acquired by a German ...
Georgia chemical lab fire prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place orders for entire county
Manufacturer KIK Consumer Products said it was responding to the incident at its facility, BioLab, in Conyers. No injuries ...
Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Shelter-in-place, evacuation orders lifted in Rockdale County
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens also later said in the afternoon that fire personnel had detected a "small faint amount of chlorine in the air" that was "not at exceeding levels... where humans can deal ...
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Rockdale County chemical plant fire: Neighbors in other counties report strong chlorine smell
All Rockdale County residents have been ordered to shelter in place after a chemical fire broke out at the Biolab facility on ...
Rockdale County Chemical Fire: Biolab has a history of fires at Conyers facility
Channel 2 Action News was there for the last major incident in 2020 when a similar situation forced Interstate-20 to close ...
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Air quality monitoring locally follows Rockdale County BioLab fire
A chemical fire two counties to the northeast of Peachtree City and 40 miles from Fayetteville has brought air quality ...
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A reaction following a fire at a Georgia chemical plant forces evacuations and road closures
A reaction following a fire at a Georgia chemical plant Sunday morning forced evacuations and road closures in the area, according to Rockdale County officials. The fire broke out on the roof of ...