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Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire as haze, smell spreads to Atlanta

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.

NBC News · 1h

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 among employees were reported.

New Orleans City Business · 44m

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.

Odor, haze reported in Fulton County

Yahoo · 35m

Rockdale County chemical plant fire: Neighbors in other counties report strong chlorine smell

People in multiple counties are now reporting a chlorine smell and smoke spreading after a chemical plant fire in Rockdale County. It’s not just Rockdale County that is feeling its effects. Channel 2 Action News viewers in DeKalb,

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 1h

Conyers chemical plant fire: Odor, haze reported in Fulton County

A massive plume of smoke was visible from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport — about 30 miles away at the Biolab facility, which makes pool and spa care products.

USA TODAY on MSN · 46m

Conyers fire: Shelter-in-place still in effect after chemical fire at pool cleaning plant

A shelter-in-place order remained in effect Monday in parts of greater Atlanta after a chemical fire at a pool cleaning facility shot plumes of black smoke into the air, forced evacuations and closed roads,

NBC New York15h

Residents told to evacuate or shelter in place due to a chemical plant fire east of Atlanta

Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter ... head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday ...

WSB Radio19m

Rockdale County chemical fire: How to get around I-20 closure

On Monday morning, officials also shared information about the latest road closures recommended by the Georgia Department of ...

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Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Chlorine in air, Rockdale countywide shelter-in-place continues

BioLab back in 2004 was owned by Chemtura, a conglomerate that went into bankruptcy and was later acquired by a German ...

Many report chlorine smell over Atlanta amidst Conyers plume; mayor says fire crews going out with detectors

ATLANTA — As a chemical plume continues to spew over Conyers following a fire Sunday at a BioLab facility, many in Atlanta on Monday morning reported the smell of chlorine in the air. The City of ...

WSB Radio25m

Rockdale County chemical fire: Biolab has a history of fires at facility

The last major incident occurred in 2020 when a similar situation forced Interstate 20 to close for six hours.

31mon MSN

Gwinnett County Schools cancels outdoor activities

Gwinnett County Schools has canceled all outdoor activities and events Monday due to haze from the Rockdale County chemical ...

FOX 5 Atlanta12h

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 ...

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