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USA Today · 7h

Conyers fire: Shelter-in-place still in effect after chemical fire at pool cleaning plant

A shelter-in-place order remained in effect Monday in parts of greater Atlanta after a chemical fire at a pool cleaning facility shot plumes of black smoke into the air, forced evacuations and closed roads, including a main traffic vein into the city.

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.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Residents Told to Evacuate or Take Shelter After Georgia Chemical Plant Fire

Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant in Rockdale County

Rockdale County residents need to shelter in place

Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Chlorine in air, Rockdale countywide shelter-in-place continues

BioLab back in 2004 was owned by Chemtura, a conglomerate that went into bankruptcy and was later acquired by a German company called Lanxess. BioLab is now owned by KIK Consumer Products, according to its website, in a sale from Chemtura a few years before that Chemtura was acquired by Lanxess.

Shelter in place order continues for Rockdale after BioLab Fire

A shelter in place order remains in effect for Conyers and Rockdale County after a fire at the BioLab plant. The Cy Young voting isn't going to be very suspenseful this offseason. Poor Makari Vickers had no idea what was coming. According to his agent, Hayward had interest from a number of teams this offseason.

Gwinnett Daily Post · 7h

All Rockdale Residents Advised to Shelter in Place

Air quality surveys that showed the presence of the harmful irritant chlorine prompted Rockdale County to issue an advisory early Monday for all Rockdale County residents to shelter

Biolab has a history of fires at facility

Rockdale County chemical fire: Biolab has a history of fires at facility

Channel 2 Action News was there for the last major incident in 2020 when a similar situation forced Interstate-20 to close for six hours.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 6h

Chlorine product maker BioLab has history of fires and chemical leaks

BioLab, owner of the Conyers factory where a fire and chemical release led to evacuations on Sunday, has a history of incidents at the site.

Times Now on MSN · 21h

Conyers BioLabs Fire: What Cause The Explosion In Rockdale

A faulty sprinkler created a chemical reaction that resulted in a chemical fire at the BioLab plant in Conyers, Georgia, on Sunday morning, forcing a large-scale evacuation. Although the fire was swiftly put out,

What we know about BioLab fire in Conyers: Nearly 17,000 in evacuation zone; Newton schools closed Monday

BioLab is a company that makes pool and spa treatments, and the chemicals involved in that process appeared to exacerbate the ...

Update: BioLab Fire Conyers, GA, Not Rare Incident, Records Show

There have been fires and chemical releases at other company facilities in Georgia and elsewhere, according to state and ...

Rockdale chemical plant fire: How school districts, colleges are changing outdoor plans

The fire has caused evacuations of people who live nearby and a shelter-in-place was ordered for all county residents until ...

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How local & county officials are responding to chlorine smell, haze from Conyers plume | Gwinnett, Fulton, DeKalb & more

The plume in Conyers was ignited Sunday by sprinkler system water reacting with chemicals at a BioLab facility.

The Red & Black3h

Athens placed under GEMA Local Area Emergency following Conyers Biolab fire

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA) has placed Athens, along with several other areas across ...

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