{"id":108850,"date":"2024-09-30T21:29:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108850"},"modified":"2024-09-30T21:29:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:29:47","slug":"atlanta-chlorine-smell-from-conyers-biolab-fire-mayor-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108850","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta chlorine smell from Conyers BioLab fire mayor responds"},"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<p>The plume emanating from the site in Conyers was still substantial Monday morning, traffic cameras showed.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>ATLANTA \u2014 As a chemical plume <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sQlOIaP5VMU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">continues to spew over Conyers<\/a> following a fire Sunday at a BioLab facility, many in Atlanta on Monday morning reported the smell of chlorine in the air.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The City of Conyers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/local\/conyers-georgia-chemical-fire-evacuations-what-we-know\/85-f49ac202-98d0-4374-bfd7-3ff532393cde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has been evacuated<\/a> and all of surrounding Rockdale County is under a shelter in place advisory.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/local\/conyers-chemical-plume-biolab-fire-latest-updates-monday-september-30\/85-2a4ac3d6-4263-4b25-aec8-5d0865c7c960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Conyers chemical plume after BioLab fire updates | Chlorine in air, Rockdale countywide shelter-in-place continues<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>In Atlanta, Mayor Andre Dickens responded to a post about the chlorine smell by saying fire personnel were going around with detectors to see what&#8217;s in the air.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>&#8220;We have been made aware,&#8221; the mayor said in a response to Anthony Michael Kreis, a Georgia State law professor. &#8220;Atlanta Fire Rescue is going out with detectors to various spots east to see what is in the air. The assumption is a change of the wind direction blowing some of the Conyers fire residuals our way. \u00a0We will push out messaging as we get more info.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"548\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andreforatlanta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@andreforatlanta<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DougShipmanATL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DougShipmanATL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmirForATL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmirForATL<\/a>, folks can see haze and smell chlorine in town and I can see nervous tweets popping up.  Do we have any info about air quality in ATL proper from the Conyers fire?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonyMKreis\/status\/1840737340404416883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"548\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have been made aware. Atlanta Fire Rescue is going out with detectors to various spots east to see what is in the air. The assumption is a change of the wind direction blowing some of the Conyers fire residuals our way.  We will push out messaging as we get more info.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andre Dickens (@andreforatlanta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andreforatlanta\/status\/1840742754529280189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The plume emanating from the site in Conyers was still substantial Monday morning, traffic cameras showed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_embed\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Conyers Georgia chemical plume after BioLab fire | Live stream\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQlOIaP5VMU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>In a statement, a spokesperson for BioLab said representatives are &#8220;actively responding&#8221; to the situation. The spokesperson said employees &#8220;are accounted for with no injuries reported.&#8221; BioLab said it has a team is on the scene, working with first responders and local authorities to assess and contain the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>&#8220;As always, the safety of our community remains our top priority,&#8221; the statement read.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"isPasted\">More on Conyers chemical plume | What happened?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>County officials said that around 5 a.m., a sprinkler head malfunctioned, causing a mixture with a &#8220;water-reactive chemical,&#8221; which in turn started a small fire on the building&#8217;s roof. That fire was contained and put out, but reignited around noon. The fire was again put out around 3:30 in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The continuing chemical plume emanating from the site is, officials said, the result of water continuing to react with chemicals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Rockdale officials stated this is the third incident at the facility in seven years involving products mixing with water and causing a chemical reaction.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>Similar incidents have happened in the past, including a sizable one in 2004.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"isPasted\">What is BioLab?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>According to its website, BioLab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biolabinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is based in Lawrenceville<\/a> and is the &#8220;swimming pool and spa water care division of KIK Consumer Products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>The company makes brands, including BioGuard and SpaGuard, that it says &#8220;pioneered computerized water testing and the 3-step system for pool and spa care.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/news\/local\/biolab-chemical-fire-conyers-georgia-2004-similar-incident\/85-d71cc6d6-78cf-4283-9510-03c93b2ee71c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BioLab in Conyers had similar chemical fire, smoke plume situation in 2004 | Here&#8217;s what happened<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>A similar fire and resulting chemical plume happened at a BioLab building in Conyers in 2004 &#8212; it&#8217;s unclear if the current situation is at the exact same site or perhaps a newer building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__section article__section_type_text utility__text\">\n<p>BioLab back in 2004 was owned by Chemtura, a conglomerate that went into bankruptcy and was later acquired by a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lanxess.com\/en\/investors\/news-and-events\/news\/2016\/09\/lanxess-signs-contract-to-acquire-chemtura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German company called Lanxess<\/a>. BioLab is now owned by KIK Consumer Products,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lanxess.com\/en\/investors\/news-and-events\/news\/2016\/09\/lanxess-signs-contract-to-acquire-chemtura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to its website<\/a>, in a sale from Chemtura\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/kik-custom-products-acquires-biolabbayrol-consumer-products-business-from-chemtura-238442061.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a few years before<\/a> that Chemtura was acquired by Lanxess.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/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.11alive.com\/article\/news\/local\/atlanta-chlorine-smell-conyers-plume-biolab-fire\/85-24b6b34a-e0af-4742-a9a2-85d47601bf48\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plume emanating from the site in Conyers was still substantial Monday morning, traffic cameras showed. 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