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90,000 Georgia residents take shelter after chemical fire

Associated Press · 4d

Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire

A weekend 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.

90,000 Georgia residents sheltering after chemical plant fire sent chlorine into the air

People in the northern part of Rockdale County were ordered to evacuate and others were told to shelter in place with windows and doors closed.

Axios on MSN · 3d

Georgia county issues new shelter-in-place order over chemical fire plume

A Georgia county issued a new shelter-in-place order, as a lingering haze from a chemical plant fire that ignited Sunday continued to affect thousands of residents. The latest: Rockdale County officials advised residents in an update Tuesday to shelter in place "if the plume moves over your vicinity or if there is a strong odor of chlorine.

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Georgia Residents Can Return Home After Evacuation During Chemical Plant Fire

A fire in the plant near Atlanta caused water to interact with a chemical that set off the plume. A shelter-in-place order ...

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Rockdale County chemical plant fire: Georgia Poison Center sets up hotline for related symptoms

The Georgia Poison Center has set up a hotline for calls relating to air quality. This comes days after thousands were ...

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Chemical Smoke From Factory Fire Moving Toward Atlanta, Officials Warn

Emergency officials have advised residents living near a chemical plant that recently caught fire to remain indoors after ...

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Conyers BioLab fire in Georgia: Video shows status of cleanup, officials share update

The fire, that ignited on Sunday around 5 a.m., started on the roof of a BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia. The fire was ...

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