Fire at Georgia chemical plant sends plume of chlorine-filled smoke into the air
A fire at a chemical plant in Georgia on Sunday sent a plume of chlorine-laced smoke into the air and left tens of thousands of residents sheltered inside their homes.
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.
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.”
Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sent chlorine into the air
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.
Shelter-in-place advisory extended in Georgia county after chlorine detected in air
A shelter-in-place advisory has been extended for an entire Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air, emitting from a chemical lab where there was a fire the day before.
Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sends chlorine into the air
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 from miles away.
'Scary' Chemical Plant Fire Sends Chlorine Into Air, Forcing More Than 90,000 Georgia Residents to Shelter in Place
"If you have concerns, stay inside, close windows and doors, and turn off ventilation systems,” Atlanta's mayor advised
Shelter-In-Place Order Extended Indefinitely After Georgia Chemical Plant Fire
Dangerous chlorine was detected in the air and officials told nearly 100,000 residents to 'turn the air conditioning off and keep windows and doors shut.'
Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire
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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 chemical lab fire prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place orders for entire county
Manufacturer KIK Consumer Products said it was responding to the incident at its facility, BioLab, in Conyers. No injuries ...
Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire as haze, smell spreads to Atlanta
The fire ignited when a sprinkler head malfunctioned early Sunday morning at the BioLab plant about 25 miles southeast of ...
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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. Fire ...
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Over 90,000 Georgia residents told to shelter in place after fire at chemical plant
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) The fire ignited when a sprinkler head malfunctioned ...
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Georgia chemical lab fire prompts road closures and evacuations
At around 5 a.m., a sprinkler head malfunctioned at the BioLab plant in Conyers, “causing a mixture with a water reactive ...
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 ...
Conyers BioLab fire 'under control,' I-20 blocked off, nearly 17K evacuated
Georgia Emergency Management Agency Homeland Security on behalf of Rockdale County EMA has issued a SHELTER IN PLACE order ...