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Evacuation area expanded

Washington Examiner on MSN · 3h

Colossal chemical plant fire in Georgia prompts evacuation of 17,000 people

A massive fire at a chemical plant in Georgia prompted the evacuation of 17,000 people, as well as a shelter-in-place order for many others. The shelter-in-place order for Rockdale County was extended indefinitely,

Evacuation area expanded as chemical fire reignites in Georgia, authorities say

ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — The evacuation zone for a chemical fire in Rockdale County is being expanded after flames reignited on Sunday afternoon. Deputies say multiple roads in Rockdale County are now closed due to the fire at the BioLab facility on Old Covington Highway.

The Washington Post · 3h

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 has a history of fires at facility

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

Channel 2 Action News was there for the last major incident in 2020 when a similar situation forced Interstate-20 to close for six hours.

WXIA-TV Atlanta on MSN · 17h

Rockdale County residents need to shelter in place after BioLab fire, authorities say

Thousands of people needed to evacuate, and a shelter-in-place order is in place until midnight for Rockdale County after a chemical fire on Sunday, authorities said. An evacuation zone was expanded after flames reignited again around noon at the BioLab facility on Old Covington Highway in Conyers,

First Coast News · 19h

Evacuation area expanded as fire reignites at Rockdale County BioLab, authorities say

Rockdale County authorities noted that those who live in the northern part of the county are being explicitly asked to stay in place. Those within the yellow circle pictured in th

19hon MSN

ROCKDALE COUNTY CHEMICAL FIRE: I-20 closed, 17,000 in evacuation zone, residents to shelter in place

Evacuations remain underway after a fire broke out at a Rockdale County chemical plant.The sheriff’s office says they’ve ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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