Some Georgetown residents were advised to shelter-in-place Wednesday night following a hazardous materials incident at the Perdue chicken processing plant in town.
The Delaware Emergency Management Agency sent an Emergency Alert System notification for residents in the area to shelter in place at 6:21 p.m. Wednesday. That message went to the entire state.
DEMA later clarified the shelter-in-place was for 1/2-mile radius around the facility located at 20621 Savannah Road in Georgetown…