Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant ...
WEB5 hours ago · CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday and businesses were told to stay closed a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could been seen from miles away.. Air quality surveys done by the Environmental Protection Agency and the state Environmental Protection ...
Interstate is closed outside Atlanta due to chemical plant fire | AP News
WEB23 hours ago · CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place to avoid contact with a chemical plume after a fire at a chemical plant. Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters that a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers.
Metro Atlanta chemical plant fire leads to evacuation of 17,000
WEB15 hours ago · BioLab fire is third time a fire has started at plant. A fire reignited Sunday at a chemical facility in Conyers, officials said, leading to the evacuation order of about 17,000 people and several ...
Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate ... - ABC News
WEB16 hours ago · 1:13. CONYERS, Ga. -- Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to avoid contaminants from a chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of ...
Georgia chemical lab fire prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place …
WEB14 hours ago · Residents of an entire Georgia county were asked to shelter in place after a fire and ongoing chemical release erupted at a plant east of Atlanta on Sunday. The shelter-in-place recommendation for ...
Georgia chemical lab fire prompts road closures and evacuations - NBC News
WEB21 hours ago · Sept. 29, 2024, 12:17 PM PDT. By Mirna Alsharif. A fire broke out at a chemical plant just east of Atlanta Sunday, prompting officials to ask residents in the area to evacuate. At around 5 a.m., a ...
Residents told to evacuate or take shelter after Georgia chemical plant ...
WEB20 hours ago · CONYERS, Ga. -- Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place to avoid contact with a chemical plume after a fire at a chemical plant. Rockdale County ...
Interstate Closed Outside Atlanta As Residents Evacuate Due To Chemical …
WEB17 hours ago · The fire ignited when a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers, Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters. The malfunction caused water to mix with a water-reactive chemical, producing a plume of chemicals. McDaniel said she wasn’t sure what chemicals may have been contained in …
A reaction following a fire at a Georgia chemical plant forces ...
WEB22 hours ago · CNN —. A fire at a Georgia chemical plant apparently caused by a sprinkler head malfunction Sunday morning is forcing evacuations and road closures in the area, according to Rockdale County ...
Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a ...
WEB18 hours ago · CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to avoid contaminants from a chemical plant fire that sent dark, billowing ...