Posted on 02.11.25

A big fire at a lab near Atlanta spewed chemicals into the air. Here’s what we know.

Source: https://www.vox.com/, September 30, 2024
By: Jess Craig and Sam Delgado

Amid the devastation and mass flooding wrought by Hurricane Helene, the Atlanta metropolitan area had yet another disaster: A chemical fire released a massive plume of potentially toxic gasses into the air. And it’s spreading.

Early Sunday morning, a fire erupted at BioLab, a chemical plant specializing in pool and spa water care, in Conyers, just 30 miles east of Atlanta in Rockdale County. It’s unknown what caused the fire as of publication, but local fire department officials say water from the triggered sprinkler system had reacted with the various chemicals in the building. Read more.

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