Cities monitor air quality for chlorine, other compounds
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.
Rockdale County chemical plant fire: Plume of smoke is reducing, fire out at Biolab plant
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — People in multiple counties are now reporting a chlorine smell and smoke spreading after a chemical plant fire in Rockdale County. A fire broke out Sunday morning at the Biolab facility on Old Covington Highway. Rockdale County remains under a shelter-in-place order.
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.
Fire at Georgia chemical plant releases chlorine into the air, authorities say
Rockdale County officials ordered people to evacuate the area near the BioLab plant in Conyers, Ga., and they said others should stay home to avoid the “harmful irritant chlorine.”
BioLab plant fire: More than 90K sheltering in place in Georgia as 'strong chemical smell' enters Atlanta area
Authorities in the Atlanta area are now reporting a "strong chemical smell" in the air following a chemical plant fire on Sunday in Conyers, Georgia.
'Scary' Chemical Plant Fire Sends Chlorine Into Air, Forcing More Than 90,000 Georgia Residents to Shelter in Place
"If you have concerns, stay inside, close windows and doors, and turn off ventilation systems,” Atlanta's mayor advised
Fire at Georgia chemical plant sends plume of chlorine-filled smoke into the air
A fire at a chemical plant in Georgia on Sunday sent a plume of chlorine-laced smoke into the air and left tens of thousands of residents sheltered inside their homes.
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
BioLab fire: What to know about chlorine, when to contact doctor
There is no specific treatment for chlorine poisoning. Care is focused on managing symptoms and helping the person breathe ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution12h
Chlorine product maker BioLab has history of fires and chemical leaks
BioLab, owner of the Conyers factory where a fire and chemical release led to evacuations on Sunday, has a history of incidents at the site.
Chemical fire in Atlanta BioLab update: Nearly 1 lakh people are affected by Chlorine gas
The authorities of Atlanta have reported a strong chemical fire that has blazed out from the BioLab, due to which harmful ...
WSB Radio6h
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...