Chlorine found in air after chemical plant fire. Here's what to know ...
WEB2 days ago · A giant plume of heavy fog hangs in the air after a fire at a chemical plant Sunday in Conyers, which is about 30 miles east of Atlanta. The county’s Emergency Management Agency asked roughly 17,000 residents living between Sigman Road and Interstate 20 to evacuate, director Sharon Webb said.
Shelter-in-place order for 90,000 Georgia residents lifted after ...
WEB2 days ago · Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people east of Atlanta following a weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky and led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze.. The smell had spread to Atlanta by Monday, prompting firefighters to use detectors to check the air quality in various parts of ...
Shelter-in-place advisory extended in Georgia county after …
WEB2 days ago · By Mirna Alsharif and Aria Bendix. A shelter-in-place advisory was extended for a Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air — a result of a fire at a chemical lab that started ...
Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from
WEB14 hours ago · Oct. 2, 2024, 1:35 PM PDT. By Gabriella Rudy. Haze and a chlorine odor will likely descend upon Atlanta on Thursday, as officials struggle to contain the fallout from a Georgia chemical lab fire ...
A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta's suburbs prompts a
WEB1 day ago · October 1, 2024, 7:01 AM. 1:14. ATLANTA -- Residents east of Atlanta were again warned to take shelter where they are on Tuesday if a chemical cloud moves over their neighborhood, as winds shifted ...
A fire at a Georgia chemical plant is forcing evacuations and road …
WEB3 days ago · CNN —. 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 ...
90,000 Georgia residents sheltering after chemical plant ... - CBS …
WEB3 days ago · Updated on: September 30, 2024 / 9:48 AM EDT / AP. 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 ...
Shelter-in-place alert sent near Atlanta after chemical plant fire ...
WEB1 day ago · 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 ...
The Georgia chemical fire, explained: Why chlorine is in the air and ...
WEB2 days ago · The Georgia chemical plant fire, explained. by Jess Craig and Sam Delgado. Sep 30, 2024, 11:35 PM UTC ... Chlorine is a toxic gas that can have negative short- and long-term health effects. Around ...
Conyers BioLab fire update: Residents continue to shelter-in-place
WEB16 hours ago · BioLab fire: Shelter-in-place continues; Atlanta residents may soon smell chlorine. Another shelter-in-place has been ordered as county officials continue to monitor plumes that have circulated in ...