Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sends chlorine into the air

Chemical cloud in Atlanta’s suburbs prompts another shelter-in-place order

Residents east of Atlanta were again warned Tuesday to take shelter where they are if shifting winds push the still-billowing chemical cloud from a chlorine factory fire over their neighborhood. A shelter-in-place order had just ended Monday evening for Rockdale County, where the chemical fire sent a huge plume of orange and black smoke into the Georgia sky on Sunday. People complained about a strong chemical smell and haze for many miles around…

Chemical Fire Threatens 90K

Twenty miles away from the chemical fire in Conyers, Georgia, Atlanta residents can smell chlorine. Nobody knows exactly what’s in the massive plume of smoke but one thing’s for certain. Firemen won’t be using water to put this blaze out. That’s what started it. So far, more than 90,000 residents downwind are trapped in their homes and advised to avoid breathing. BioLab fire blazing away Chemicals which react violently with water started the fir…

Rockdale County chemical plant fire: New shelter-in-place warning issued for gas cloud banking down

Residents who see the plume in their area are being advised to shelter in place until it moves out.

Shelter-in-Place Back On In Rockdale County

Rockdale County has released yet another update regarding the ongoing BioLab fire, but rather than bringing clarity, it seems to be leaving residents even more confused. The county’s advisory, issued late last night, asks residents to shelter in place—but only if the fire’s plume drifts into their vicinity or if they detect a “strong odor of chlorine.” For many, this raises the question: How exactly are residents supposed to track the movements …

Chemical cloud moving around Atlanta's suburbs prompts new shelter-in-place alert

Residents east of Atlanta were again warned Tuesday to take shelter where they are if shifting winds push the still-billowing chemical cloud from a chlorine factory fire over their neighborhood. A shelter-in-place order had just ended Monday evening for Rockdale County, where the chemical fire sent a huge plume of orange and black smoke into the Georgia sky on Sunday. People complained about a strong chemical smell and haze for many miles around…

Shelter-in-place, evacuation orders lifted in Georgia's Rockdale County after chemical fire

Georgia's Rockdale County lifted shelter-in-place and evacuation orders after a chemical fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers.