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 Public Schools has announced its plans for students who were scheduled to return to class after fall break next week.

Neighbors who live near the BioLab chemical fire in Rockdale County are now saying it’s making them sick. Conyers resident Andy Owens told Channel 2′s Audrey Washington that he had to go to the hospital after he fell ill.

Several class action lawsuits have been filed against BioLab after a fire at its chemical plant in Rockdale County.Attorneys representing thousands of people who live near the facility say negligence led to the fire that’s still affecting thousands and that what happened is unacceptable.

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.

Businesses in Rockdale County are working to financially recover from the chemical plant fire. Many were forced to close their doors because of the shelter-in-place order issued Sunday.

ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — Thousands of residents of Rockdale County are demanding answers days after a fire at the BioLab plant in Conyers. Channel 2′s Michael Seiden was near the plant Tuesday night and he said just being outside smelled like he was standing in a giant indoor pool with the potent smell of chlorine in the air.

All Rockdale County residents have been ordered to shelter in place after a chemical fire broke out at the Biolab facility on Old Covington Highway.