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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.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 2d

Conyers chemical plant fire: What to know

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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Conyers BioLab fire: Large cloud of smoke from Georgia chemical plant blaze seen for miles

For everyone sheltering in place, the best practice is to turn the air conditioning off and keep windows and doors shut,” a statement said.

Chemical Cloud Forces Evacuations

Newsweek on MSN · 9h

Chemical Smoke From Factory Fire Moving Toward Atlanta, Officials Warn

Emergency officials have advised residents living near a chemical plant that recently caught fire to remain indoors after 7:00 p.m.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

A Chemical Cloud Moving Around Atlanta's Suburbs Prompts a New Shelter-In-Place Alert

A shelter-in-place order had just ended Monday evening for more than 90,000 people closest to the chemical plant where a fire sent a huge plume of orange and black smoke into the Georgia sky on Sunday.

Fast Company on MSN · 12h

Chemical cloud in Atlanta’s suburbs prompts another shelter-in-place order

Atlanta’s fire department said it was testing for the presence of chemicals including chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, and carbon monoxide. 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.

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Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from chemical lab fire, officials warn

Haze and a chlorine odor will likely descend upon Atlanta on Thursday, more fallout from a BioLab chemical fire that ignited ...

Atlanta News First on MSN5h

Conyers city leaders address chemical plume after BioLab fire

Conyers City Manager Kameron Kelley says local leaders are frustrated, as previous incidents also occurred at BioLab’s ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution22h

Conyers chemical plant fire: Shelter-in-place advisory lifts as day breaks

People living near the Conyers chemical plant that caught fire on Sunday have been advised to shelter in place every evening through early morning until Friday. The large cloud of smoke — now ...

'How much danger are we in?' | EPA flagged Conyers for 'potential environmental justice concerns' before chemical fire

"You're telling me that I have to be worried for my children's chemical exposure? It's not fair," Maya Stallworth told 11Alive News.

BioLab fire in Conyers, two days of chemical plume blanketing area | What we know

A fire broke out Sunday at the facility of a company that makes pool and spa treatments and sprinkler system water reacted ...

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette1h

Chemical fire smoke drifts near Atlanta

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Heavy smoke was causing low visibility Wednesday along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta as chemicals continued spewing from a chlorine facility, and emergency officials warned that smoke ...

American Lung Association15h

Lung Association Issues Health Guidance in Response to Ongoing Fire at Conyers Chemical Plant

As the fire at the BioLab plant in Conyers continues to burn, the American Lung Association is issuing health guidance for ...

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Here's what the company at the center of Conyers chemical fire has to say

Shelter-in-place and evacuation orders have now been lifted in Rockdale County as the EPA continues to run air quality tests.

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