Chemical Cloud Near Atlanta Causes New Shelter-in-Place Warning

Residents east of Atlanta received renewed warnings on Tuesday to seek shelter as shifting winds threatened to carry a lingering chemical cloud from a chlorine factory fire over their neighborhoods.

A shelter-in-place order had just been lifted for Rockdale County, where a chemical fire had sent a massive plume of orange and black smoke into the sky on Sunday.

The BioLab plant in Conyers, about 25 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta, sparked concerns as residents reported a strong chemical odor and haze extending for miles…

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