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September 30, 2024

Fire at Georgia's BioLab Plant Leads to Mass Evacuation, Shelter-in-Place Orders
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In Georgia, a fire at the Bio Lab chemical plant in Conyers sent massive
plumes of thick smoke into the air Sunday, prompting the evacuation of
some 17,000 residents and shelter-in-place orders for others. It's Bio
Lab's third fire in seven years. Conyers has a majority-Black
population.


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