Lawmakers, residents and environmentalists call to close down Conyers BioLab

A group of people stand at the bottom of a staircase in the Georgia State Capitol for a press conference.
Environmentalists, lawmakers and residents hold a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, to call for the shutdown of the Conyers BioLab chemical plant that caught fire on Sept. 29. (Marisa Mecke/WABE)

This story was updated on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 6:38 p.m.

Lawmakers, Conyers residents and environmental groups rallied at the Georgia State Capitol Thursday to call for the shutdown of the BioLab chemical plant that caught fire on Sept. 29. 

They said that the business’ track record of breaking environmental regulations, including the most recent fire, should make the state of Georgia reconsider permitting BioLab.