Shelter-in-place order for 90,000 Georgia residents lifted after ...
WEB2 days ago · Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people east of Atlanta following a weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky and led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze.. The smell had spread to Atlanta by Monday, prompting firefighters to use detectors to check the air quality in various parts of ...
Shelter-in-place, evacuation orders lifted a day after chemical
WEB3 days ago · Air quality surveys conducted by state and federal agencies “revealed the harmful irritant chlorine” coming from the facility, county officials said in a news release Monday morning.
Chlorine found in air after chemical plant fire. Here's what to know ...
WEB2 days ago · A giant plume of heavy fog hangs in the air after a fire at a chemical plant Sunday in Conyers, which is about 30 miles east of Atlanta. The county’s Emergency Management Agency asked roughly 17,000 residents living between Sigman Road and Interstate 20 to evacuate, director Sharon Webb said.
Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory ... - Associated Press News
WEB14 hours ago · MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Heavy smoke was causing low visibility Wednesday along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta as chemicals continued spewing from a beleaguered chlorine facility, and emergency officials warn that smoke from the disaster scene is projected to move toward Georgia’s capital city after sunset Wednesday.
A chemical cloud moving around Atlanta's suburbs prompts a ... - ABC News
WEB1 day ago · October 1, 2024, 7:01 AM. 1:14. ATLANTA -- Residents east of Atlanta were again warned to take shelter where they are on Tuesday if a chemical cloud moves over their neighborhood, as winds shifted ...
Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from ... - NBC News
WEB12 hours ago · Oct. 2, 2024, 1:35 PM PDT. By Gabriella Rudy. Haze and a chlorine odor will likely descend upon Atlanta on Thursday, as officials struggle to contain the fallout from a Georgia chemical lab fire ...
Atlanta likely to be covered by haze and chlorine odor from
WEB10 hours ago · A chemical fire in a BioLab sends dangerous sulfur acid clouds in the air, in Conyers, Georgia, on Sept. 30. Haze and a chlorine odor will likely descend upon Atlanta on Thursday, as officials ...
BioLab fire: Overnight chlorine spike, Atlanta residents warned of …
WEB15 hours ago · As a result, residents in the metro area may notice haze and the smell of chlorine on Thursday morning. Officials emphasize that while the odor may be noticeable, chlorine can be detected by smell ...
Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory is projected ... - ABC News
WEB14 hours ago · In May 2004, multiple warehouse explosions led to a huge fire and chlorine-laden blaze that prompted the evacuation of 300 people, at least nine of whom sought hospital treatment for burning eyes ...
Shelter-in-place advisory extended in Georgia county after chlorine ...
WEBA shelter-in-place advisory has been extended for an entire Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air, emitting from a chemical lab where there was a fire the day before.