{"id":108755,"date":"2024-09-30T15:23:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T08:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108755"},"modified":"2024-09-30T15:23:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T08:23:47","slug":"rockdale-county-chemical-fire-i-20-closed-17000-in-evacuation-zone-residents-to-shelter-in-place-wsb-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108755","title":{"rendered":"ROCKDALE COUNTY CHEMICAL FIRE: I-20 closed, 17,000 in evacuation zone, residents to shelter in place \u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. \u2014 <b>What you need to know:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list__StyledUnorderedList-sc-1wwq737-2 gYMEAh\">\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">About 17,000 people have been evacuated around Biolab facility.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">I-20 has been shut down between Salem Road and Turner Hill Road.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Newton County Schools will be closed on Monday because of a chemical fire.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Rockdale Schools are off this week, 12-month employees will work remotely.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Smoke could be visible for several days.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">EPA and the EPD are both on scene assessing the situation.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Fire started around 5:30 a.m. Sunday.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">The sprinkler system reacted with a chemical inside the factory.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Roof has collapsed on building along with several walls.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Piedmont Rockdale has moved some patients, others to shelter-in-place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\"><b>What happened:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">All Rockdale County residents have been ordered to shelter in place after a chemical fire broke out at the Biolab facility on Old Covington Highway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">It all started around 5:30 a.m. Sunday when a sprinkler system malfunctioned, which seems to have mixed with a chemical creating a plume. You can see the smoke billowing miles into the sky, changing colors throughout the day from black, white, red and now to a yellowish hue seen by <b>Channel 2\u2032s Michael Doudna<\/b> on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Crews got the fire under control on Sunday morning, but it reignited around 12:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Officials say the fire has since been put out, but the building itself has collapsed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">\u201cThe roof is collapsed in totally as well as several of the walls, which is why we have been trying to assemble it all together and move it away to make a better path to move out the product,\u201d Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Officials are stressing that people should take this seriously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">\u201cAs the plume starts out, it could become very dangerous, and toxic. So, until we get those readings from EPA and EPD, we don\u2019t know what those plumes consist of, so we want to keep everyone safe and away from it as much as possible,\u201d Rockdale County Emergency Management Director Sharon Webb said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"redesign-embedded-container\">\n<div class=\"redesign-embedded-image\">\n<figure class=\"embedded-image-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><picture class=\"Image__StyledPicture-sc-8yioqf-0 iKCNis\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cmg-cmg-tv-10010-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/O8fdIKi4Nx4mdrvK7NE4mG6JdZ0=\/1440x0\/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/FPL6VRIGABA5NEZMPNMUEGK7JQ.jpg\" media=\"screen and (min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cmg-cmg-tv-10010-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/9QuR-1i953Cz8KJs6gWJsV8kWow=\/1024x0\/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/FPL6VRIGABA5NEZMPNMUEGK7JQ.jpg\" media=\"screen and (min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cmg-cmg-tv-10010-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/_YMQTxs3lBCDYvgH7dAKv7wMEuI=\/768x0\/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/FPL6VRIGABA5NEZMPNMUEGK7JQ.jpg\" media=\"screen and (min-width: 0px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cmg-cmg-tv-10010-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/2B7LkQBA8JL3lwd9-qTUd2ACJ28=\/1600x0\/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/FPL6VRIGABA5NEZMPNMUEGK7JQ.jpg\" width=\"1440\" height=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"btn-full-screen redesign\"\/><\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1gn0vty-0 gAFIWJ image-metadata\"><span class=\"title\">Evacuation zone after fire at Rockdale County chemical plant <\/span>(Rockdale County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\"><b>Evacuations and closures:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">About 17,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes while the rest of the people living in Rockdale County have been ordered to shelter in place until at least midnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">The sheriff\u2019s office set up several evacuation sites: JP Carr Gym at 90 Hardin St SW, Scout Camp at 218 Scout Road in Covington and Wolverine Gym at 8134 Geiger Street in Covington.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">The Rockdale County District Attorney says that her office and the Rockdale County Courthouse will be closed on Monday because of the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Roads closed include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list__StyledUnorderedList-sc-1wwq737-2 gYMEAh\">\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Rockdale Industrial<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Old Covington to Sigman Rd.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Covington to 2nd St.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Lester Rd. to Sigman Rd.<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Farmer Rd. from Sigman Rd. to Rockdale Industrial<\/li>\n<li class=\"list__StyledListItem-sc-1wwq737-0 hzEiZq\">Rockbridge from Sigman Rd. to Main St.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Some patients at Piedmont Rockdale Hospital have been moved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">\u201cThey have started moving patients to other facilities for precautionary measures as well. They are not closed, they are just taking precautions to move patients to protection. And they are on diversion for anyone that happens to have an emergency or medical emergency. We encourage you to go to a surrounding hospital in another county,\u201d Rockdale County EMA Director Sharon Webb said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\"><b>Reaction from Biolab:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">Biolab released a statement that read:<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\"><i>\u201cWe are actively responding to an occurrence at our facility in Conyers, Georgia. Our employees are accounted for with no injuries reported. Our team is on the scene, working with first responders and local authorities to assess and contain the situation. As always, the safety of our community remains our top priority.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\"><b>Past incidents:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">They are unfortunately familiar with issues at this plant. <b>Channel 2 Action News <\/b>has found at least two previous incidents that have caused evacuations and\/or road closures from the plant in the past 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">In a 2020 incident at the same location, the problem was a chemical that is often used to create swimming pool cleaning products that can create fumes when exposed to water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\">We are working to see if it is the same issue this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\"><b>TRENDING STORIES:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph\"><b>IN OTHER NEWS:<\/b><\/p>\n<section class=\"block-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"redesign-embedded-container\">\n<div class=\"redesign-embedded-video\">\n<div class=\"play-in-pvp-container \">\n<figure class=\"lead-art-wrapper\"><picture class=\"Image__StyledPicture-sc-8yioqf-0 iKCNis\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cmg-cmg-tv-10010-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/7lNev1cyySW5l0GXxUv-Odylxnw=\/800x0\/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)\/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net\/09-23-2024\/t_a69ada018b5b4214817788b2c0b9f209_name_4PP_CONCRETE_REMNANTS_METRO_PKG_transfer_frame_1009.jpeg\" media=\"screen and (min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cmg-cmg-tv-10010-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/7lNev1cyySW5l0GXxUv-Odylxnw=\/800x0\/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)\/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net\/09-23-2024\/t_a69ada018b5b4214817788b2c0b9f209_name_4PP_CONCRETE_REMNANTS_METRO_PKG_transfer_frame_1009.jpeg\" media=\"screen and (min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/cmg-cmg-tv-10010-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/7lNev1cyySW5l0GXxUv-Odylxnw=\/800x0\/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)\/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net\/09-23-2024\/t_a69ada018b5b4214817788b2c0b9f209_name_4PP_CONCRETE_REMNANTS_METRO_PKG_transfer_frame_1009.jpeg\" media=\"screen and (min-width: 0px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cmg-cmg-tv-10010-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com\/resizer\/7lNev1cyySW5l0GXxUv-Odylxnw=\/800x0\/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)\/d1hfln2sfez66z.cloudfront.net\/09-23-2024\/t_a69ada018b5b4214817788b2c0b9f209_name_4PP_CONCRETE_REMNANTS_METRO_PKG_transfer_frame_1009.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1gn0vty-0 gAFIWJ image-metadata\"><span class=\"title\">Man said he was \u2018devastated\u2019 after hitting cement prongs along I-285 causing $2,000 in damage <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 dowhnV body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92024 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script id=\"facebookSdk\" defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/rockdale-county\/fire-conyers-chemical-plant-prompts-evacuations-emergency-response\/WBN6QKEW7RBVDOBOIQTRXEBONA\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. \u2014 What you need to know: About 17,000 people have been evacuated around Biolab facility. 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