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

Shelter-in-place remains for Rockdale County.Other communities being impacted by the plume of smoke.County says the immediate response is about how to get this situation continuously under control.Crews spent most of yesterday clearing the product from the factory.

People in multiple counties are reporting a chlorine smell and smoke spreading after a chemical plant fire in Rockdale County. A fire broke out Sunday morning at the Biolab facility on Old Covington Highway.