A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Georgia chemical plant and its parent company, alleging their 'negligent safety procedures' led to a fire and an ensuing plume of chemical smoke that has disrupted the lives of nearly 100,000 residents. The lawsuit claims the residents were forced to evacuate with no advanced notice and are now experiencing health issues from the smoke.
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Georgia chemical plant and its parent company, alleging their 'negligent safety procedures' led to a fire and an ensuing plume of chemical smoke that has 'upended the lives' of nearly 100,000 residents who now 'fear for their health and the habitability of their neighborhoods.
Fire at Georgia chemical plant sends plume of chlorine-filled smoke into the airIn the lawsuit, filed Tuesday, plaintiff Tonya Long and 'thousands' of other class members said they were 'forced' to evacuate their homes with 'no advanced notice.
Pipeline explosion, fire prompt evacuations in Houston suburbThough the material is continuing to smolder, Rockdale County emergency officials had lifted the Sunday shelter-in-place order late Monday after the EPA said the level of chlorine it detected in the air was 'unlikely to cause harm to most people.' Overnight Tuesday, however, continued monitoring detected elevated chlorine levels around the facility, Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency said.
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