Residents in Georgia ordered to evacuate or shelter in place ... - CBS News
WEB22 hours ago — 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 ...
Plume From Chemical Plant Prompts Evacuation of 17,000 People
WEB21 hours ago — A billowing plume from a chemical plant in Conyers, Ga., prompted an evacuation order that affected about 17,000 people on Sunday, caused an hourslong shelter-in-place order for Rockdale County ...
Interstate Closed Outside Atlanta As Residents Evacuate Due To Chemical …
WEB19 hours ago — 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 mix with a water-reactive chemical, producing a plume of chemicals. McDaniel said she wasn’t sure what chemicals may have been contained in …
Neighbors evacuated, I-20 shut down after Rockdale County chemical …
WEB1 day ago — ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — A fire at Biolab, a chemical plant in Rockdale County, is causing the evacuation of people who live nearby as well as a number of road closures, including I-20.
Residents told to evacuate or take shelter after Georgia chemical …
WEB1 day ago — CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — 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.
Residents told to evacuate or take shelter after Georgia chemical plant ...
WEB22 hours 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 ...
Chemical Fire Shuts Down Major Georgia Highway, Evacuations
WEB19 hours ago — A chemical fire at a swimming pool supply plant in Rockdale County, located about 24 miles east of Atlanta, has forced the closure of Interstate 20 and prompted evacuations in the area. The ...
Georgia chemical plant fire forcing evacuations and road …
WEB1 day ago — According to Rockdale County officials, a fire at a Georgia chemical plant is forcing evacuations and interstate road closures in Conyers, Georgia, about 30 miles east of Atlanta. CNN’s Jessica ...
Fire at Georgia chemical plant prompts evacuations and road …
WEB19 hours ago — Some residents of Conyers, Georgia were forced to evacuate their homes on Sunday as officials scrambled to control a fire that reignited at a nearby chemical plant. Around 5 a.m. on Sunday, a sprinkler at a BioLab plant malfunctioned which caused water to spray onto a chemical and form a large reaction. As a …
Georgia chemical plant fire: Residents told to evacuate or
WEB22 hours ago — Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire. CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to avoid contaminants from a chemical plant fire that sent dark, billowing gray smoke into the air. Interstate 20 was shut down in both ...
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