Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical …
WEB21 hours ago · CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday and businesses were told to stay closed a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could been seen for miles.. Air quality surveys done by the Environmental Protection Agency and the state Environmental Protection Division ...
Georgia chemical lab fire prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place …
WEB1 day ago · Residents of an entire Georgia county were asked to shelter in place after a fire and ongoing chemical release erupted at a plant east of Atlanta on Sunday. The shelter-in-place recommendation for ...
Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical …
WEB1 day ago · CONYERS, Ga. -- More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday and businesses were told to stay closed a day after a chemical plant fire sent a ...
Plume From Chemical Plant Prompts Evacuation of 17,000 People
WEB1 day ago · A small fire broke out on the roof of a plant for BioLab, a manufacturer of pool and spa treatment products, at about 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Fire Chief Marian McDaniel of Rockdale County said at a news ...
Georgia chemical lab fire prompts road closures and evacuations
WEB1 day ago · A fire broke out at a chemical plant just east of Atlanta Sunday, prompting officials to ask residents in the area to evacuate. At around 5 a.m., a sprinkler head malfunctioned at the BioLab plant ...
A reaction following a fire at a Georgia chemical plant forces ...
WEB1 day ago · CNN —. 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 ...
Metro Atlanta chemical plant fire leads to evacuation of 17,000
WEB1 day ago · A fire at a chemical facility in Conyers has forced the evacuation of local residents and led to several road closures. As a large plume sits in the sky above Conyers following the evacuation of ...
Residents told to evacuate or take shelter after Georgia chemical …
WEB1 day ago · CONYERS, Ga. -- 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 ...
Neighbors evacuated, I-20 shut down after Rockdale County …
WEB1 day ago · ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — A fire at Biolab, a chemical plant in Rockdale County, is causing the evacuation of people who live nearby as well as a number of road closures, including I-20.
Interstate Closed Outside Atlanta As Residents Evacuate Due To …
WEB1 day ago · The fire ignited when a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers, Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters. The malfunction caused water to mix with a water-reactive chemical, producing a plume of chemicals. McDaniel said she wasn’t sure what chemicals may have been contained in …
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