Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical …
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 ...
A reaction following a fire at a Georgia chemical plant forces ...
WEB23 hours ago — The fire broke out on the roof of BioLab in Conyers, Georgia, around 5 a.m. ET. Water from what officials earlier described as a malfunctioned sprinkler head “came in contact with a water ...
Fire at Rockdale County BioLab in Georgia Prompts Evacuations
WEB20 hours ago — A fire in the plant caused water to interact with a chemical that set off the plume, prompting evacuations for large parts of Conyers, Ga., officials said. By Hank Sanders A billowing plume from a ...
Interstate is closed outside Atlanta due to chemical plant fire | AP News
WEBThe 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 …
Fire at BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia forces evacuations
WEBA fire at a chemical plant east of Atlanta is forcing evacuations in the area, according to local officials. A fire on the roof of a BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia was reignited …
Residents told to evacuate or take shelter after Georgia ... - ABC News
WEB21 hours ago — A sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. at a Georgia BioLab plant. CONYERS, Ga. -- Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to avoid ...
Residents in Georgia ordered to evacuate or shelter in place after fire …
WEB21 hours ago — 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 ...
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 ...
Large chemical fire at Conyers, Georgia facility; much of city in ...
WEB20 hours ago — CONYERS, Ga. — A large chemical fire broke out early Sunday at a lab in Conyers and has been sending a jarring plume of black smoke into the air all day, with much of the city in an evacuation ...
BioLab plant fire: Georgia residents evacuate as toxic smoke …
WEB20 hours ago — Georgia officials are encouraging certain residents to evacuate after a fire erupted at the BioLab plant in Conyers. Video shows multi-colored clouds of smoke rising from the facility.