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NBC News · 16h

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.

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.

Fire at Georgia chemical facility prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place order

A fire at a chemical facility in Georgia prompted orders for many nearby residents to evacuate and others to shelter in place. Around 5 a.m., a sprinkler at a BioLab plant in Conyers, Georgia, malfunctioned and sprayed water on a chemical,

chlorine, Rockdale County

Cities monitor air quality for chlorine, other compounds after Rockdale County chemical plant fire

A shelter-in-place advisory was in place for more than 90,000 people in Rockdale County following a fire at a chemical plant.

WSB Radio · 9h

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

All Rockdale County residents have been ordered to shelter in place after a chemical fire broke out at the Biolab facility on Old Covington Highway.

CNN on MSN · 6h

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.

12h

What we know about BioLab fire in Georgia: Nearly 17,000 in evacuation zone, schools closed Monday

Other counties reporting smell & haze: The City of Atlanta says fire personnel and Hartsfield-Jackson airport personnel are ...

21hon MSN

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 ...

14h

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 ...

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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 ...

14h

Shelter-in-place advisory extended in Georgia county after chlorine detected in air

A shelter-in-place advisory was extended for a Georgia county on Monday after chlorine was detected in the air — a result of ...

FEMA says Newton County has not experienced ‘significant impacts’ from BioLab fire, despite citizen concerns

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said that Newton County has not undergone any “significant impacts” from the ...

FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN12h

Gwinnett County officials reassure concerned residents after BioLab fire

Gwinnett County officials held a press conference early Monday afternoon to discuss the chemical fire on Sunday at BioLab in ...

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Rockdale County chemical fire: GDOT reopens I-20 in both directions

Rockdale County will continue to feel the impacts of a chemical fire at a Biolab facility that started on Sunday morning.

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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 ...

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