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Conyers fire: Shelter-in-place still in effect after chemical fire at pool cleaning plant

A shelter-in-place order remained in effect Monday in parts of greater Atlanta after a chemical fire at a pool cleaning facility shot plumes of black smoke into the air, forced evacuations and closed roads,

al.com · 1h

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 statement said.

The Washington Post · 4h

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

More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta have been told to keep sheltering in place a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could been

Rockdale County residents need to shelter in place

Yahoo · 1h

Shelter in place order continues for Rockdale after BioLab Fire

A shelter in place order remains in effect for Conyers and Rockdale County after a fire at the BioLab plant. The Cy Young voting isn't going to be very suspenseful this offseason. Poor Makari Vickers had no idea what was coming. According to his agent, Hayward had interest from a number of teams this offseason.

WXIA-TV Atlanta on MSN · 17h

Rockdale County residents need to shelter in place after BioLab fire, authorities say

Thousands of people needed to evacuate, and a shelter-in-place order is in place until midnight for Rockdale County after a chemical fire on Sunday, authorities said. An evacuation zone was expanded after flames reignited again around noon at the BioLab facility on Old Covington Highway in Conyers,

Gwinnett Daily Post · 3h

All Rockdale Residents Advised to Shelter in Place

Air quality surveys that showed the presence of the harmful irritant chlorine prompted Rockdale County to issue an advisory early Monday for all Rockdale County residents to shelter

BioLab, Conyers and I-20

KAGS TV · 5h

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

BioLab is a company that makes pool and spa treatments, and the chemicals involved in that process appeared to exacerbate the fire and send up huge smoke clouds. The fire later reignited around noon, according to authorities, and was put out around 3:30-4 p.m. on Sunday.

YAHOO!News · 16h

Conyers BioLab fire 'under control,' I-20 blocked off, nearly 17K evacuated

ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. - The BioLab fire in Conyers has reportedly been controlled and put out after reigniting Sunday afternoon. Officials say the roof and several walls in the lab have collapsed. Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel says the giant plume of smoke residents may still see is the result of a chemical reaction.

Yahoo · 23h

Fire reignites at BioLab in Conyers, I-20 being blocked off, residents told to leave

ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. - The fire has reportedly reignited at BioLab in Conyers and a hard evacuation is underway. The original fire started around 5 a.m. Sunday and residents in the immediate area were evacuated and many roads were closed.

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Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Gwinnett says nothing hazardous detected, Atlanta mayor says smell is dissipating

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens also later said in the afternoon that fire personnel had detected a "small faint amount of chlorine in the air" that was "not at exceeding levels... where humans can deal ...

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Update: BioLab Fire Conyers, GA, Not Rare Incident, Records Show

There have been fires and chemical releases at other company facilities in Georgia and elsewhere, according to state and ...

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 ...

Rockdale County chemical fire: Biolab has a history of fires at facility

Channel 2 Action News was there for the last major incident in 2020 when a similar situation forced Interstate-20 to close ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution4h

Conyers chemical plant fire: Odor, haze reported in Fulton County

A massive plume of smoke was visible from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport — about 30 miles away at the Biolab facility, which makes pool and spa care products.

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