Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical …
WEB22 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 for miles.. Air quality surveys done by the Environmental …
Georgia chemical lab fire prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place …
WEB1 day 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 ...
Metro Atlanta chemical plant fire leads to evacuation of 17,000
WEB2 days ago · BioLab fire was third at plant in seven years, officials say; 17,000 evacuated. A shelter-in-place order for all of Rockdale County has been extended indefinitely Monday as Atlanta and Fulton ...
Fire at Rockdale County BioLab in Georgia Prompts Evacuations
WEB1 day ago · Plume From Chemical Plant Prompts Evacuation of 17,000 People. A fire in the plant near Atlanta caused water to interact with a chemical that set off the plume. A shelter-in-place order was ...
A reaction following a fire at a Georgia chemical plant forces ...
WEB1 day ago · CNN —. A fire at a Georgia chemical plant apparently caused by a sprinkler head malfunction Sunday morning is forcing evacuations and road closures in the area, according to Rockdale County ...
Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical …
WEB1 day ago · CONYERS, Ga. -- 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 ...
Chemical Fire Shuts Down Major Georgia Highway, Evacuations …
WEB1 day ago · A chemical fire at a swimming pool supply plant in Rockdale County, located about 24 miles east of Atlanta, has forced the closure of Interstate 20 and prompted evacuations in the area. The ...
90,000 Georgia Residents Take Shelter After Chemical Fire
WEB17 hours ago · September 30, 2024 12:25 PM EDT. CONYERS, Ga. — 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 ...
Residents in Georgia ordered to evacuate or shelter in place after fire …
WEB1 day 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 ...
Interstate Closed Outside Atlanta As Residents Evacuate Due To Chemical …
WEB1 day ago · The 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 malfunction caused water to mix with a water-reactive chemical, producing a plume of chemicals. McDaniel said she wasn’t sure what chemicals may have been contained in …