Chemical plant fire: Georgia residents evacuate, shelter in place as toxic smoke blankets sky
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to avoid contaminants from a chemical plant fire that sent dark, billowing gray smoke into the air.
Interstate 20 was shut down in both directions in the area, the Georgia Department of Transportation said in a post on X.
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.
BioLab’s website says it is the swimming pool and spa water care division of Lawrenceville, Georgia-based KIK Consumer Products. An automated message at the phone number on the parent company’s website said to call back during business hours.
“We are actively responding to an occurrence at our facility in Conyers, Georgia,” a BioLab representative said in a statement provided to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “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.”
A small fire on the plant's roof was initially contained, but reignited Sunday afternoon.
People in the northern part of Rockdale County, north of Interstate 20, were ordered to evacuate and others were told to shelter in place with windows and doors closed.
The federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division were both on site, county Emergency Management Director Sharon Webb said. The agencies are monitoring the air “to give us more of an idea of what the plume consists of.”
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So there is a chemical fire 🔥 and they have no idea what to expect. Are you freaking kidding me.
Of course they don’t 🤦♀️ we all know that is a lie!!
Its a company that makes pool chemicals. So im guessing lots of chlorine ect?. 3rd time there has been a firebthere in the last 20 years or so. That place needs to go for real.
By all means, let's not regulate businesses. We have OSHA for a reason.
Seriously? Chemical production is heavily regulated.
I could see the crazy looking plume from my house. The entire sky changed colors. Can't be good. Screw regulations at this point. After the 3rd time, it might be better just to close that shit hole lol
so what DO you know?
What? No msds onsite?😮
First Helen does massive devastation an now a chemical is causing harm. Pray for the residents of Georgia! As well as everybody suffering from the wrath of Helen.
Helene
Prayers for everyone from Arkansas. 😢
I’d refer to Chernobyl, authorities lied to people then, and they would do the same thing today. Evacuate.
wtf is really going on
That's it?
3rd time is a charm .RIGHT
What chemical is it
Mpox
It's a biolab
@@vancouverviking4652no Biolab Inc is the name of the company that makes pool cleaning chems. They already burned like this back in 04.
Could it be SABOTAGE? 😅
A fire happens there about once every 10 years or so......been living in the area since 1994
Hysteria?
Biolab is owned by KIK Consumer Products which is owned by Centerbridge Private Equity. KIK took out over 900m$ loan earlier in the year to pay investors. Could this be a result of cutting safety costs?
@@sammendenhall4163 interesting....
Why don't they just ask the chemical company what in there
biolab.................
We’re all gonna die
i think there is one in Georga and Colorado right now wtf
No Chem-Bio-Gas masks - everyone including the Fire and Police should be outfitted with proper gear to protect lives - ASE60BR give 60 minutes of filtered breathable air - enough time to escape or evacuate safety - absolutely dangerous not wearing any protective breathing apparatus - just like ground zero at 9-1-1 and all first responders contracted different respiratory difficulties
That’s messed up
Following
government
There has been so many weird fires the past four yrs
Quit spreading rumors.
Little to NO data...Uncle Amos said he is getting out of that town!
This is going on but some are ignoring it in favor of other things that they want us to think need to be eliminated in the name of green energy. 🤨
bruh, your head is broken.
Where is the USCSB?! We know how it reacts! What are you talking about? what kinda propaganda non-sense are you spouting?
Just in time for the election
Chemistry 🧪 so glad that out of all the subjects, I never learned this specific one.
you think ignoring something makes you safe?
No worries Joe I on his way to fix it. Good old Joe Democrats knew a great leader when th=ey voted for him