Biolab has a history of fires at facility
Conyers BioLab facility violated safety standards at least 18 times, has history of chemical fires: records
And, 11Alive uncovered more than a dozen violations reported by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) at the BioLab facility in Conyers, most of them "serious." They've faced at least $67,000 in fines from OSHA since the 2004 fire.
Rockdale County chemical fire: Biolab has a history of fires at facility
Channel 2 Action News was there for the last major incident in 2020 when a similar situation forced Interstate-20 to close for six hours.
Rockdale County update on BioLab fire, chlorine
Rockdale County officials delivered another update on the Conyers BioLab fire, chlorine and lingering smoke.
Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Chlorine in air, Rockdale countywide shelter-in-place continues
Conyers, a city of roughly 17,000, has been evacuated and surrounding Rockdale County, with a population of nearly 100,000, is under shelter-in-place guidance continuing into the early morning hours of Monday after a fire at a BioLab facility and resulting chemical plume.
Rockdale County residents need to shelter in place after BioLab fire, authorities say
Thousands of people needed to evacuate, and a shelter-in-place order is in place until midnight for Rockdale County after a chemical fire on Sunday, authorities said. An evacuation zone was expanded after flames reignited again around noon at the BioLab facility on Old Covington Highway in Conyers,
Over 90,000 Georgia residents taking shelter after chemical fire as haze, smell spreads to Atlanta
The fire ignited when a sprinkler head malfunctioned early Sunday morning at the BioLab plant about 25 miles southeast of ...
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What we know about BioLab fire in Conyers: Nearly 17,000 in evacuation zone; Newton schools closed Monday
BioLab is a company that makes pool and spa treatments, and the chemicals involved in that process appeared to exacerbate the ...
Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Rockdale officials say 'cloud' should disperse once chemicals removed
BioLab back in 2004 was owned by Chemtura, a conglomerate that went into bankruptcy and was later acquired by a German ...
Conyers BioLab fire 'under control,' countywide shelter in place, nearly 17K evacuated
Georgia Emergency Management Agency Homeland Security on behalf of Rockdale County EMA has issued a SHELTER IN PLACE order ...
Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Gwinnett says nothing hazardous detected, Atlanta mayor says smell is dissipating
BioLab back in 2004 was owned by Chemtura, a conglomerate that went into bankruptcy and was later acquired by a German ...
Massive BioLab Fire In Conyers, Georgia Led To 17,000 Evacuations And Thoroughly Freaked Out Atlanta Area-Residents
The greater Atlanta region could not catch a break this weekend after days of rain prior to Hurricane Helene passing by ...
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Update: BioLab Fire Conyers, GA, Not Rare Incident, Records Show
There have been fires and chemical releases at other company facilities in Georgia and elsewhere, according to state and ...
What we know about BioLab fire in Georgia: Nearly 17,000 in evacuation zone, schools closed Monday
CONYERS, Ga. — Conyers, a city of roughly 17,000, has been evacuated and surrounding Rockdale County, with a population of ...
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Chemical plant in Conyers, GA, prompts shelter-in-place after many were evacuated earlier
Thick plumes of smoke rose above a BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, after it caught on fire.