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Georgia chemical plant fire sent a plume containing chlorine

Thousands told to stay home a day after chemical plant fire sent a plume containing chlorine high into the air

Thousands of people were told to stay home with their windows shut Monday after a fire at a Georgia industrial plant caused a chemical reaction that prompted around 17,000 people to evacuate Sunday and left potentially harmful chlorine lingering in the air.

The Washington Post · 11h

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.”

CBS News · 12h

90,000 Georgia residents sheltering after chemical plant fire sent chlorine into the air

People in the northern part of Rockdale County were ordered to evacuate and others were told to shelter in place with windows and doors closed.

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 ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution11h

Conyers chemical plant fire: What to know

A fire at a chemical plant in Rockdale County sent a colossal plume of smoke into the sky on Sunday and has indefinitely upended daily life in that area. The fire at BioLab, a chemical facility on Old ...

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Chemical fire at pool cleaner plant forces evacuations in Atlanta suburb

A fire at a chemical plant east of Atlanta is forcing evacuations in the area, according to local officials. A fire on the ...

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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.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution5h

Conyers chemical plant fire: Air quality monitored across metro Atlanta

Environmental officials are investigating the fire at BioLab, a chemical facility on Old Covington Road in Conyers, that sent a colossal wall of smoke that billowed into the air Sunday afternoon and ...

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