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Chemical fire in Rockdale County: Shelter in place order extended | Latest updates
The massive plume of smoke from a fire Sunday at a chemical plant in Rockdale County has resulted in a week-long shelter in place order.
Rockdale County answers questions as chemical plume continues off-gassing following BioLab fire
A reaction triggered by sprinkler system water pouring onto pool shock chlorination product at the BioLab facility in Conyers has continued to produce the plume.
BioLab Fire: US Chemical Safety Board investigating BioLab fire, sends crew to Rockdale County
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said it has sent a team to Rockdale County to investigate that fire at the BioLab facility that has caused a chemical plume that has impacted the metro area for days.
Rockdale County chemical plant fire: Plume of smoke is reducing, fire out at Biolab plant
People in multiple counties are reporting a chlorine smell and smoke spreading after a chemical plant fire in Rockdale County. A fire broke out Sunday morning at the Biolab facility on Old Covington Highway.
Rockdale County chemical plant fire: New shelter-in-place alert for people with respiratory issues
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.
Rockdale County Chemical Fire: What to do if you feel sick from the plume
County officials said that chlorines, chloramine and chlorine compounds were released into the air from the fire that destroyed the factory early Sunday morning.
Rockdale County chemical plant fire: Shelter-in-place recommended during the evening hours
Rockdale County is recommending that people across the county shelter in place from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. through Friday Other communities being impacted by the plume of smoke. County says the immediate response is about how to get this situation continuously under control.
Gwinnett County on Alert After BioLab Chemical Fire in Rockdale, No Immediate Health Risk Found
Officials assure Gwinnett County residents of no immediate health risk after a chemical plant fire caused smoke and chlorine smell.
BioLab Fire: Rockdale County Schools to go virtual next week because of chemical cloud
The chemicals produced inside the BioLab facility react with water, which is why there has been a continuous plume coming from the fire site.
Rockdale County chemical plant fire: Multiple class action lawsuits filed against BioLab
Several class action lawsuits have been filed against BioLab after a fire at its chemical plant in Rockdale County.
Parents say chemical fire has taken toll on students
'It just makes you want to cry' | Rockdale County farms littered with mysterious debris after chemical fire
Erin Goldstein hoped to provide refuge for Spirit, a rescue horse with respiratory problems. She had to evacuate him after a ...
Rockdale chemical plant fire: EPA monitoring air quality in Gwinnett County
Officials say investigators have been monitoring for chlorine and hydrochloric acid in Rockdale County and beyond.
Atlanta-Fulton Is Under A Smoke Advisory After Chemical Fire
Fulton County, Georgia, is feeling the side effects of Sunday's chemical fire in Rockdale County, 20 miles east of Atlanta.
BioLab Fire: Some businesses remain closed because of chlorine plume, calling it ‘ground zero.’
Businesses located near the BioLab plant in Rockdale County are facing closures due to lingering clouds of chlorine-laced ...
BIOLAB FIRE: Activists, community leaders want chemical facility out of their neighborhood
A representative from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division told Channel 2 Action News that the BioLab plant holds ...
'They need to close quick' | Woman sent to the hospital twice after breathing chemical plume from BioLab fire
Days after the BioLab fire, those who live by the facility refuse to go home. Despite Rockdale County's shelter-in-place ...