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BioLab Fire: Rockdale County Schools to go virtual next week because of chemical cloud

The chemicals produced inside the BioLab facility react with water, which is why there has been a continuous plume coming from the fire site.

'It just makes you want to cry' | Rockdale County farms littered with mysterious debris after chemical fire

Erin Goldstein hoped to provide refuge for Spirit, a rescue horse with respiratory problems. She had to evacuate him after a fire at the BioLab chemical plant.

WSB Atlanta on MSN · 2d

Residents of Rockdale County demand answers after BioLab chemical fire

Days after a massive fire at the BioLab plant in Conyers, the area is still covered in a thick cloud with the potent smell of chlorine.

Conyers city leaders address chemical plume

WSB Atlanta on MSN · 13h

BIOLAB FIRE: Activists, community leaders want chemical facility out of their neighborhood

A representative from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division told Channel 2 Action News that the BioLab plant holds three permits from their agency. The representative said after the situation at the plant is contained, EPD will investigate to determine if BioLab violated any of the permits.

Atlanta News First on MSN · 1d

Conyers city leaders address chemical plume after BioLab fire

Conyers City Manager Kameron Kelley says local leaders are frustrated, as previous incidents also occurred at BioLab’s facility in 2004 and 2020.

Lawmakers call for Conyers Biolab shutdown amid lingering chemical hazards

Streams downstream from the Biolab facility do not feed into the Hanes Watershed, the source of Rockdale County's drinking water. Q. Why is the shelter in place only for the evening? A. In the evening atmospheric inversion is occurring trapping air and pollution,

BioLab fire: Shelter-in-place continues

BioLab fire: Rockdale County continues nightly shelter-in-place order

Rockdale County has instituted a nightly shelter-in-place order, urging residents to stay indoors between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. for the remainder of the week.

USA Today · 1d

BioLab fire: Shelter-in-place continues; Atlanta residents may soon smell chlorine

A shelter-in-place is now in effect for Rockdale County residents following the BioLab chemical fire. Atlanta residents could also soon be impacted.

BioLab fire: Overnight chlorine spike, Atlanta residents warned of haze and odor

According to a press release on their website, state and federal agencies are continuing to monitor air quality around the Atlanta metro area following the BioLab fire in Rockdale County. Authorities are using the Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA),

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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 ...

FOX 5 Atlanta4d

BioLab fire: Rockdale County nightly shelter-in-place order through Friday

A fire at Biolab on Old Covington Highway in Rockdale County has led to several road closures in the area, according to ...

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