Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant in Rockdale County. Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters that a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers. Water then mixed with a water-reactive chemical, releasing a plume of chemicals.
In this image taken from video from WSB-TV, smoke rises from the roof of a BioLab plant, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Conyers , Ga. In this image taken from video from WSB-TV, smoke fills the air from a fire at the nearby BioLab plant, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Conyers , Ga. In this image taken from video from WSB-TV, smoke rises from the roof of a BioLab plant, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Conyers , Ga.
The fire ignited when a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers, Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters. The malfunction caused water to mix with a water-reactive chemical, producing a plume of chemicals. McDaniel said she wasn’t sure what chemicals may have been contained in the plume.
“We are actively responding to an occurrence at our facility in Conyers, Georgia,” a BioLab representative said in a statement provided to. “Our employees are accounted for with no injuries reported. Our team is on the scene, working with first responders and local authorities to assess and contain the situation.
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