A weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze several miles away across metro Atlanta ...
Authorities lifted a shelter-in-place order for 90,000 people near Atlanta. Orders to evacuate or stay inside were issued after a chemical plant caught fire Sunday -- creating smoke and strong odors.
Although the name of the chemical plant where the Georgia fire took place is called "BioLab," the plant is not a biological laboratory. BioLab manufactures pool and spa supplies.
CONYERS, Ga. — Rockdale County has lifted the county-wide shelter-in-place order after a chemical fire broke out at the BioLab facility in Conyers early Sunday morning, forcing more than 17,000 ...