Georgia residents were told to evacuate or shelter in place after a fire broke out at a chemical laboratory outside Atlanta.
Rockdale County government said in a Facebook post. I wrote It announced a fire had broken out at a biolab facility in Conyers, Georgia, listed evacuation sites and warned residents that evacuations were in place at several locations.
Conyers is approximately within a 30-mile drive of Atlanta.
“To minimize exposure, please stay indoors and close your windows,” Rockdale County government added in the post.
Around 1 p.m., Rockdale County Sheriff's Office issued An update on Facebook said there was a fire at a chemical factory in the early morning hours, adding that the fire had “rekindled.”
“The fire initially started early this morning between 4 and 4:30,” Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett said in a video. “The fire has been extinguished, but we were still battling smoke. The fire has now reignited and we are carrying out evacuation efforts.”
Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel explained the fire at a press conference: It started “After a sprinkler head failed, contaminating water-reactive chemicals and wiring within the plant,” the report said. atlanta journal constitution.
video footage Posted Social media footage showed clouds of smoke from the chemical factory billowing into the sky.
in a video Posted According to X, smoke from a chemical plant could be seen through the window of someone on a flight from Washington, D.C., to Atlanta.
The fire is reportedly the “third such incident” the chemical plant has experienced in the past seven years. atlanta journal constitution.
