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BioLab Fire: Rockdale County Schools to go virtual next week because of chemical cloud

The chemicals produced inside the BioLab facility react with water, which is why there has been a continuous plume coming from the fire site.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 4h

Chemical cloud from Biolab unlikely to put a damper on weekend events

It’s fall, and in Atlanta, that means lots of outdoor fairs and festivals. While weather is the usual culprit when those events run into trouble, this week we’re facing a cloud of chemical gas from a fire at Biolab in Conyers.

AOL · 42m

Rockdale County Public Schools announce plan for returning students next week

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

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Yahoo · 8h

BioLab chemical plume: Atlanta mayor urges people to stay indoors if they see haze

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is urging people to follow health guidance and limit outdoor activities if they see a chemical plume or smell chlorine from the BioLab fire.

Benzinga (Video) on MSN · 2h

Atlanta Residents Likely to See Haze, Smell Chlorine as Chemical Cloud Spreads Across Metro Area

A fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, has led to elevated chlorine levels in the air, causing health concerns across the region. Sunday's fire led to air quality monitoring, which detected hazardous chlorine levels and prompted a shelter-in-place order.

WXIA-TV Atlanta on MSN · 8h

Leaders set to demand immediate closure of BioLab Thursday

The call comes in response to a recent fire that continues to release hazardous chemicals, affecting communities across the metro Atlanta area

Explaining what's exactly in air over Conyers BioLab plant

FOX News on MSN · 3d

BioLab plant fire: More than 90K sheltering in place in Georgia as 'strong chemical smell' enters Atlanta area

Authorities in the Atlanta area are now reporting a "strong chemical smell" in the air following a chemical plant fire on Sunday in Conyers, Georgia.

al.com · 3d

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.

WXIA-TV Atlanta on MSN · 1d

Explaining what's exactly in the air over Conyers BioLab plant

The chemical plume has put residents in Rockdale County into a shelter-in-place order for the remainder of the week during the evenings into the morning.

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BIOLAB FIRE: Activists, community leaders want chemical facility out of their neighborhood

A coalition of community organizers and environmental activists called Thursday for the immediate shutdown of the ...

Atlanta-Fulton Is Under A Smoke Advisory After Chemical Fire

Fulton County, Georgia, is feeling the side effects of Sunday's chemical fire in Rockdale County, 20 miles east of Atlanta.

BioLab plant fire: Georgia residents evacuate as toxic smoke billows from chemical-fueled inferno

Georgia officials are encouraging certain residents to evacuate after a fire erupted at the BioLab plant in Conyers. Video ...

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 ...

Multiple class action suits filed against BioLab over Conyers chemical plant fire, subsequent plume

The fire, extinguished Sunday, caused a chemical reaction when the sprinkler system activated, mixing hazardous material on ...

Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Shelter-in-place, evacuation orders lifted in Rockdale County

BioLab back in 2004 was owned by Chemtura, a conglomerate that went into bankruptcy and was later acquired by a German ...

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Lawmakers, residents and environmentalists call to close down Conyers BioLab

Lawmakers, Conyers residents and environmental groups rallied at the Georgia State Capitol Thursday to call for the shutdown ...

BioLab in Conyers had similar chemical fire, smoke plume situation in 2004 | Here's what happened

CONYERS, Ga. — A little more than 20 years ago, residents in Conyers were impacted by a chemical fire at a BioLab building ...

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