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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...
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 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...
Conyers BioLab plume seen from space Monday | Wind Forecast
ATLANTA — More than 24 hours after a fire broke out, a plume of smoke from the BioLab fire in Conyers was still visible from space. The video below shows a visible satellite loop over the eastern metro Atlanta area Monday morning. Circled, you'll see the plume from the BioLab fire over Rockdale county. But what you'll also notice is that it's drifted northward up through eastern DeKalb county, western Walton county, and into Gwinnett County.
BioLab Fire Not Expected to Impact Cobb Air Quality
Chemical levels from the Rockdale County BioLab fire are unlikely to cause harm to most people, according to a Monday afternoon public safety alert. The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Division, issued a public safety alert declaring a local area emergency within a 50-mile radius of the BioLab plant. On Sunday, a fire broke out at the Conyers facility, which manufactures pool...
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