Fire at Rockdale County BioLab in Georgia Prompts Evacuations
WEB1 day ago · A billowing plume from a chemical plant in Conyers, Ga., on Sunday prompted an evacuation order that affected about 17,000 people, caused an hourslong shelter-in-place order for 77,000 more...
A fire at a Georgia chemical plant is forcing evacuations and road …
WEB1 day ago · A fire at a Georgia chemical plant apparently caused by a sprinkler head malfunction Sunday morning is forcing evacuations and road closures in the area, according to Rockdale County officials....
Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter ... - Associated Press News
WEB20 hours ago · Who had to evacuate? People in the northern part of Rockdale County, north of Interstate 20, were ordered to evacuate on Sunday, and others were told to shelter in place. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Christine Nesbitt did not know the number of people evacuated, although it covered a large portion of the community of Conyers.
Conyers BioLab chemical fire evacuation zone in place | Updates ...
WEB1 day ago · CONYERS, Ga. — A large chemical fire broke out early Sunday at a lab in Conyers and has been sending a jarring plume of black smoke into the air all day, with much of the city in an evacuation...
90,000 Georgia residents sheltering after chemical plant ... - CBS News
WEB1 day ago · Conyers, Ga. — More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday and businesses were told to stay closed a day after a chemical plant fire sent a...
Georgia chemical lab fire prompts evacuations, shelter-in-place …
WEB1 day ago · Residents of an entire Georgia county were asked to shelter in place after a fire and ongoing chemical release erupted at a plant east of Atlanta on Sunday.
Fire at BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia forces evacuations
WEB1 day ago · A fire at a pool cleaning supply facility forced evacuations of nearby residents in Conyers, Georgia Sunday.
Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a ...
WEB1 day ago · CONYERS, Ga. -- Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place to avoid contact with a chemical plume after a fire at a chemical plant. Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters that a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers.
ROCKDALE COUNTY CHEMICAL FIRE: I-20 closed, 17,000 in evacuation …
WEB1 day ago · ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — A fire at Biolab, a chemical plant in Conyers, is causing the evacuation of people who live nearby as well as a number of road closures. Deputies with the Rockdale County...
Shelter-in-place advisory extended in Georgia county after …
WEB16 hours ago · A shelter-in-place advisory has been extended for an entire Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air, emitting from a chemical lab where there was a fire the day before.