FOX 5 Atlanta Georgia chemical fire: Chlorine in air Posted: September 30, 2024 | Last updated: September 30, 2024 Many Georgians near metro Atlanta woke up to haze and the smell of chlorine in ...

chloramine and chlorine compounds, according to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. Additionally, bromine — another chemical used in spa and pool treatments as an ...

The opaque plumes of noxious smoke billowing out of a Georgia chemical plant are long gone. But the relentless effects of the ...

Chlorine, a harmful irritant, was detected in the air emitting from BioLab through air quality surveys conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Georgia’s Environmental ...

Officials in Rockdale County, where the fire broke out, have filed a federal lawsuit against BioLab, the company that owns the chemical plant, for negligence. “We are aware of the filing, and we are ...

Thousands of Georgia residents had to evacuate ... But 17,000 residents had to evacuate due to potentially harmful chlorine lingering in the air. The next day, even with the blaze snuffed out ...

Accidents at companies that work with chlorine put both employees and nearby residents at risk for exposure. In 2024, a fire broke out at BioLab, a chemical plant in Conyers, Georgia, releasing ...