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 ...
Atlanta residents told to shelter inside as chlorine fire smoke covers city in haze
The chemical fire sent chlorine into the air, forcing schools to close and sending tens of thousands of residents indoors ...
Residents told to evacuate or shelter in place due to a chemical plant fire east of Atlanta
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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Class-action lawsuit filed against Georgia lab after fire released chemical plume into atmosphere
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Georgia lab and its parent company after a fire at the facility created a ...
Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory is projected to spread toward Atlanta as winds shift
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Heavy smoke was causing low visibility Wednesday along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta as chemicals ...
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Residents in Conyers, Ga., told to shelter in place following chemical plant fire
Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters that a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers. That caused water to mix with a water-reactive ...
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Chemical Fire at Conyers, GA, Plant Forces Evacuations, Closures
A malfunctioning sprinkler sprayed water on a chemical which caused a reaction, Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel said. A shelter-in-place order for all of Rockdale County has been ...
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Residents in Conyers, Ga., told to shelter in place following chemical plant fire
Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters that a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers. That caused water to mix with a water-reactive ...
BioLab fire: Rockdale County continues nightly shelter-in-place order
Rockdale County has instituted a nightly shelter-in-place order, urging residents to stay indoors between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.
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Chemical plant fire near Atlanta closes Interstate 20, some residents evacuate
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 ...
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Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire
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 ...