Authorities in a Georgia county located east of Atlanta announced on Monday that they will extend a shelter-in-place advisory indefinitely due to a chemical plant fire in the area that has been emitting large plumes of black smoke since Sunday morning.
On Sunday, authorities confirmed that a fire in Conyers started at the BioLab plant, which manufactures pool and spa products, was emitting large plumes of smoke that may contain at least one harmful chemical, chlorine, throughout the metro Atlanta area. There have been no reports of injuries.
In a news release from Rockdale County, authorities said that “Rockdale County remains closed with a shelter in place continuing” for an undefined period of time. It also “strongly advised” that the county’s residents shelter in place and that businesses close down until the shelter-in-place is lifted….