Federal Agency Investigating Chemical Plant Fire in Georgia After Evacuations

A shelter-in-place advisory was revised following a chemical plant fire near the Atlanta area, officials say.
Federal Agency Investigating Chemical Plant Fire in Georgia After Evacuations
Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., on Sept. 29, 2024. Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A federal agency is investigating a Georgia chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of smoke into the air this week, prompting a shelter-in-place advisory and evacuation zone east of Atlanta.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said in a statement that it is sending a team to the BioLab plant in Conyers to assess what it called a “major chemical fire.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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