BREAKING – Shelter-in-place order for all of Georgia's Rockdale County has been extended indefinitely, authorities announced Monday morning after fire at BioLab
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A shelter in place order has been extended indefinitely after a fire at a chemical plant in Georgia sparked an unstoppable chemical reaction.
The order was issued for more than 90,000 residents of Rockdale County after the fire at BioLab in Conyers sent a massive plume of dark smoke high into the sky that could been seen from miles away.
The fire was extinguished on Sunday but officials say air quality surveys have detected chlorine in the air coming out of the lab.
BioLab manufactures pool and spa treatment products – including chlorine.
The Sunday afternoon fire led to about 17,000 evacuations after a sprinkler at the facility malfunctioned and sprayed water on a chemical, sparking an explosion.