The building’s walls caved in during the firefighting efforts, trapping the chemical products under concrete, Robinson said. The walls have to be lifted up, causing hot gas to rise and creating ...

Recently on “The WAOK morning Show”, special guest host Shar Bates addressed the ongoing chemical fire at the Biolab facility in Conyers, Georgia, and its impact on the local community with Pastor ...

After a fire in August 2020 at a BioLab chemicals facility in Louisiana sent a massive toxic plume over the surrounding community, federal investigators blamed the company for its poor preparation and ...

BioLab has enjoyed a close relationship with Rockdale County and economic development officials in the years it has operated there.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is urging people to follow health guidance and limit outdoor activities if they see a chemical ...

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency has advised anyone who notices a chlorine odor in the air to limit their time outdoors. Chlorine, however, has a low odor threshold, meaning people can smell it ...

Emergency officials have advised residents living near a chemical plant that recently caught fire to remain indoors after ...

I’ve lived in Conyers for nearly 20 years, and for the past eight I’ve known of turmoil at BioLab, the KIK Consumer Products facility that opened here in 1973 to house production and storage space for ...

The chlorine smell and haze of the Conyers chemical plant fire in Georgia will likely make its way to Atlanta Thursday morning, officials have said. The smoke is predicted to settle near the ground as ...

County officials said that chlorines, chloramine and chlorine compounds were released into the air from the fire.

At first, it was only a trickle of calls coming into Georgia Poison Control after a fire erupted at the BioLab plant in Conyers Sunday, releasing chemicals stored there into the air. But by Monday, ...

People living near the Conyers chemical plant that caught fire on Sunday have been advised to shelter in place every evening through early morning until Friday. The large cloud of smoke — now caused ...