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Health center director explains possible symptoms from Conyers chemical plume
CONYERS, Ga. — Residents in Rockdale County are currently dealing with the fallout from a chemical plume that spread to much of the area after a fire at a BioLab facility in Conyers on Tuesday. Dr. Lynn Paxton, the interim director for the Gwinnett Newton Rockdale Health District, spoke...
Conyers plume | Why do I need to turn off my air conditioning?
CONYERS, Ga. — One of the consistent pieces of advice that officials have given since a chemical plume began emanating from a facility in Conyers following a fire Sunday is to close doors and windows and turn off air conditioning units. For those nearer to the plume and getting...
Conyers chemical plume | Here's what an environmental expert says Georgia residents should do next
ATLANTA — The Environmental Protection Agency has detected chlorine in the air around BioLab but details such as the concentration or whether if any other chemicals have been released remains unknown Monday. An EPA official provided an update Monday stating it's continuing to run quality tests but has not...
Chlorine smell from BioLab fire impacting some Central Georgia counties, poses no 'danger' to public
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. — A fire at a chemical plant in Rockdale County is causing hazy conditions and a chlorine smell in some Central Georgia counties Tuesday morning. However, according to Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, the smell does not pose a "danger" to the general public. Sills says...
Chlorine readings exceeded 'action level' at points overnight, GEMA says, likely winds will push plume west toward Atlanta tonight | Conyers updates
CONYERS, Ga. — A chemical cloud continues to loom over Conyers following a fire at a BioLab facility on Sunday. The most recent shelter-in-place guidance advises people to stay indoors at night, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., when conditions are worse. This is to last through Friday. 11Alive Meteorologist Melissa Nord explains here why conditions are worse at night.
Shooting leaves man with life-threatening injuries at gas station in Decatur, police say
DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County Police are investigating a shooting on Monday afternoon that left one man with life-threatening injuries in the hospital. Police said the shooting happened at the Exxon Gas Station in the 4100 block of Covington Highway. When officers got there, they found a man with a gunshot wound to his neck.
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