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Rockdale County residents need to shelter in place

Rockdale County chemical plant fire: New shelter-in-place warning issued for gas cloud banking down

Rockdale County is asking residents once again to shelter-in-place due to a plume banking down in the county. The new alert comes hours after the county had lifted a previous shelter-in-place order for a fire that broke out at the Biolab chemical plant on Sunday.

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Chemical plume still moving; Rockdale County residents urged to shelter if impacted | Live Updates, Tuesday

CONYERS, Ga. — Rockdale County has lifted the county-wide shelter-in-place order after a chemical fire broke out at the BioLab facility in Conyers early Sunday morning, forcing more than 17,000 residents to evacuate their homes.

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ROCKDALE COUNTY CHEMICAL FIRE: I-20 closed, 17,000 in evacuation zone, residents to shelter in place

Deputies with the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office advises people to avoid the area around Biolab on Old Covington Highway.

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American Military News · 18h

Video: 17,000 evacuated after major chemical plant fire

A chemical plant fire led to a massive plume of smoke and chemical contamination, leading officials to ask 17,000 people to evacuate.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 20h

Conyers chemical plant fire: What to know

A fire at a chemical plant in Rockdale County sent a colossal plume of smoke into the sky on Sunday and has indefinitely upended daily life in that area. The fire at BioLab, a chemical facility on Old Covington Road in Conyers,

WXIA-TV Atlanta on MSN · 10h

Company at the center of Conyers chemical fire releases statement | What to know

Shelter-in-place and evacuation orders have now been lifted in Rockdale County as the EPA continues to run air quality tests.

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Rockdale County chemical plant fire: County lifts shelter-in-place protocols following tests

People in multiple counties are now reporting a chlorine smell and smoke spreading after a chemical plant fire in Rockdale ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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90,000 Georgia Residents Sheltering in Place After Chemical Fire

A day after a massive chemical fire sent a cloud of toxic chlorine gas into the atmosphere, more than 90,000 residents in ...

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BioLab fire in Rockdale County causes worry as large smoke cloud and chlorine gas concerns arise

Residents of Rockdale County, Georgia, were overwhelmed with stress and inconvenience after their day was disrupted by an ...

WSB Radio13h

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 ...

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Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Shelter-in-place, evacuation orders lifted in Rockdale County

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 ...

Shelter-in-place order lifted in Rockdale County, officials say air and water are safe

County officials say readings from the Environmental Protection Agency indicate both the air and water are safe.

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