A shelter-in-place advisory was in place for more than 90,000 people in Rockdale County following a fire at a chemical plant.
The fire happened Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers, Georgia. No injuries have been reported, but there are concerns about the air quality. Rockdale County has now lifted the shelter-in-place advisory as of Monday 7:45 p.m.
On Monday’s edition of “Closer Look,” WABE’s environmental reporter Marisa Mecke reports on the latest. She also discusses what she’s learned about the fire and the questions she has for officials with Georgia Emergency Management and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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