Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory ... - Associated Press News
Oct 2, 2024 · Authorities say heavy smoke is causing low visibility along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta from chemicals spewing from a beleaguered chlorine facility.
Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from ... - NBC News
Air quality monitoring detected elevated chlorine levels overnight around a BioLab facility in Conyers, the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency said in a news release...
Shelter-in-place order for 90,000 Georgia residents lifted after ...
Oct 1, 2024 · Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people east of Atlanta following a weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky and led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze.
Conyers BioLab: Shelter-in-place, evacuation orders lifted a day …
Sep 29, 2024 · Shelter-in-place recommendations and evacuation orders have been lifted Monday after a fire at a Georgia industrial plant caused a chemical reaction that prompted around 17,000 people to evacuate...
A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta's ... - Associated Press News
Oct 1, 2024 · ATLANTA (AP) — Residents east of Atlanta were again warned Tuesday to take shelter where they are if shifting winds push the still-billowing chemical cloud from a chlorine factory fire over their neighborhood.
City of Atlanta says 'no immediate life safety issues' identified after ...
Sep 30, 2024 · According to officials, a malfunctioning sprinklerhead resulted in water coming in contact with a water-reactive chemical inside BioLab in Conyers early Sunday morning between 5 and 5:30 a.m. The...
Conyers BioLab fire update: Residents continue to shelter-in-place
Oct 2, 2024 · Another shelter-in-place has been ordered as county officials continue to monitor plumes that have circulated in a Georgia community following a chemical fire. On Sunday morning, a fire started on...
Atlanta chlorine smell from Conyers BioLab fire mayor responds ...
Sep 30, 2024 · ATLANTA — As a chemical plume continues to spew over Conyers following a fire Sunday at a BioLab facility, many in Atlanta on Monday morning reported the smell of chlorine in the air. The City...
BioLab fire: Rockdale County nightly shelter-in-place order …
Oct 1, 2024 · Rockdale County has issued a nightly shelter-in-place order due to potential hazardous exposure to smoke and chemicals from a weekend BioLab facility fire. Residents are advised to stay indoors...
Shelter-in-place advisory extended in Georgia county after chlorine ...
Sep 30, 2024 · A shelter-in-place advisory was extended for a Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air — a result of a fire at a chemical lab that started Sunday.