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Over 90K Georgia residents taking shelter

Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire

Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people east of Atlanta following a weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky and led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze.

Blavity on MSN · 7h

Conyers Chemical Fire: 90K Georgia Residents Sheltering In Place After Chlorine Gas Released Into Air

Some residents east of Atlanta are still sheltering in place on Monday, while more than 17,000 have been evacuated a day after a fire at a chemical plant produced lingering dark smoke and haze in the air that could be seen from miles away.

WCPO Cincinnati · 30m

Fire at Georgia chemical plant sends plume of chlorine-filled smoke into the air

A fire at a chemical plant in Georgia on Sunday sent a plume of chlorine-laced smoke into the air and left tens of thousands of residents sheltered inside their homes.

BioLab, Conyers and Georgia

BroBible · 10h

Massive BioLab Fire In Conyers, Georgia Led To 17,000 Evacuations And Thoroughly Freaked Out Atlanta Area-Residents

The greater Atlanta region could not catch a break this weekend after days of rain prior to Hurricane Helene passing by dumped an inordinate amount of

KHOU 11 · 7h

What we know about BioLab fire in Georgia: Nearly 17,000 in evacuation zone, schools closed Monday

Other counties reporting smell & haze: The City of Atlanta says fire personnel and Hartsfield-Jackson airport personnel are conducting air quality testing. Many in Gwinnett County have reported a haze and smell, and Gwinnett County Public Schools has canceled outdoor activities for Monday, Sept. 30, and cut outside air from coming into buildings.

WXIA-TV Atlanta on MSN · 1d

What we know about BioLab fire in Conyers: Nearly 17,000 in evacuation zone; Newton schools closed Monday

A large chemical fire broke out early Sunday at a lab in Conyers and has been sending a jarring plume of black smoke into the air all day, with much of the city in an evacuation zone. At 7:45 p.m., Rockdale County said there is a shelter-in-place order for the entire county until midnight.

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 ...

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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.

KOLR10 & Ozarks Local News13h

Over 90,000 Georgia residents told to shelter in place after fire at chemical plant

Air quality surveys done by the Environmental Protection Agency and the state Environmental Protection Division “revealed the ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution2d

Conyers chemical plant fire: Shelter-in-place order extended

“We are actively responding to an occurrence at our facility in Conyers, Georgia,” a BioLab representative said in a statement. “Our employees are accounted for with no injuries reported. Our team ...

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How local & county officials are responding to chlorine smell, haze from Conyers plume | Gwinnett, Fulton, DeKalb & more

The plume in Conyers was ignited Sunday by sprinkler system water reacting with chemicals at a BioLab facility.

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