Conyers fire: Shelter-in-place still in effect after chemical fire at pool cleaning plant
A shelter-in-place order remained in effect Monday in parts of greater Atlanta after a chemical fire at a pool cleaning facility shot plumes of black smoke into the air, forced evacuations and closed roads, including a main traffic vein into the city.
Conyers chemical plant fire: Expect more haze, chlorine odor
The building’s walls caved in during the firefighting efforts, trapping the chemical products under concrete, Robinson said. The walls have to be lifted up, causing hot gas to rise and creating “pockets of little plumes,” Robinson said.
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Shelter-in-place and evacuation orders have now been lifted in Rockdale County as the EPA continues to run air quality tests.
Five-ish Points: Conyers chemical plant fire
Conyers were displaced or under a shelter in place order yesterday after a fire at the nearby BioLab chemical plant forced evacuations. It's the third fire at the plant in the past seven years. ( AJC) The National Weather Service's Greenville-Spartanburg office expressed condolences and solidarity with their communities after Helene caused unprecedented damage to east Georgia and the Carolinas.
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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,
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