Fire at Georgia chemical plant sends plume of chlorine-filled smoke into the air
Tens of thousands of residents in one county were told to shelter-in-place through Monday, the day after the fire.
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.
90,000 Georgia residents sheltering after chemical plant fire sent chlorine into the air
People in the northern part of Rockdale County were ordered to evacuate and others were told to shelter in place with windows and doors closed.
A reaction following a fire at a chemical plant outside Atlanta forces evacuations and road closures
Air quality surveys conducted by state and federal agencies “revealed the harmful irritant chlorine” emitting from the facility.
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.”
Chemical plant fire sparks evacuations in Atlanta suburb as fears of dangerous gas grow
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Georgia chemical fire triggers mass evacuations
A chemical plant fire that ignited Sunday has left more than 90,000 residents of a Georgia county sheltering in place. The big picture: Air quality surveys detected chlorine, a harmful irritant, in the air emitting from the Conyers,
Residents Told to Evacuate or Take Shelter After Georgia Chemical Plant Fire
Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant in Rockdale County
Chemical plant fire outside of Atlanta prompts evacuation orders.
Officials have issued evacuation orders after a fire broke out at a chemical plant in Conyers. Ian Stinson via Storyful.
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 Georgia's Rockdale County were told to remain sheltered indoors on Monday. The incident,
Chemical plant fire in Georgia forces 90,000 residents to take shelter
More than 90,000 residents east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday a day after a chemical plant fire sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could been seen for miles.
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Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire
Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant.
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Over 90,000 Georgia residents told to shelter in place after fire at chemical plant
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Georgia chemical lab fire prompts road closures and evacuations
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Conyers chemical plant fire: Odor, haze reported in Fulton County
A massive plume of smoke was visible from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport — about 30 miles away at the Biolab facility, which makes pool and spa care products.