Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sends 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 seen from miles away.
A reaction following a fire at a Georgia chemical plant forces evacuations and road closures
A fire at a Georgia chemical plant apparently caused by a sprinkler head malfunction Sunday morning is forcing evacuations and road closures in the area, according to Rockdale County officials.
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.
Residents told to evacuate or take shelter after Georgia chemical fire
Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place to avoid contact with a chemical plume after a fire at a chemical plant. Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters that a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.
ROCKDALE COUNTY CHEMICAL FIRE: I-20 closed, 17,000 in evacuation zone, residents to shelter in place
A fire at Biolab, a chemical plant in Conyers, is causing the evacuation of people who live nearby as well as a number of road closures.
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 in Rockdale County.
Residents evacuated after fire at Conyers chemical plant, officials say
A fire broke out Sunday morning at a chemical facility in Conyers, officials said, forcing the evacuations of local residents and leading to several road closures.
Residents evacuate homes after fire at Rockdale County chemical facility
Rockdale County residents were told to evacuate or shelter-in-place on Sunday after a fire at a chemical facility in Conyers.
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.
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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Rockdale County chemical fire: GDOT reopens I-20 in both directions
Approximately 17,000 people were evacuated from their homes. The county said Monday morning that it is extending the ...
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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Horror footage from burning Georgia biolab as huge plume of smoke and inferno sparks mass evacuation
A shocking blaze broke out causing a hazardous smoke cloud when a faulty sprinkler caused an explosion due to water hitting ...
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 ...
Rockdale County chemical fire: How to get around I-20 closure
Rockdale County will continue to feel the impacts of a chemical fire at a Biolab facility that started on Sunday morning.
BioLab plant fire: Georgia residents evacuate as toxic smoke billows from chemical-fueled inferno
Georgia officials are encouraging certain residents to evacuate after a fire erupted at the BioLab plant in Conyers. Video shows multi-colored clouds of smoke rising from the facility.
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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.