A Sept. 29, 2024, fire at BioLab in Conyers creates a chemical plume

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A fire at BioLab in Conyers, Ga., on Sept. 29, 2024, creates a chemical plume that lingered for weeks after.

Credit: Al Sadler Sr.

Chemical maker BioLab is closing its troubled plant in metro Atlanta's Rockdale County. The company cited "future business needs."

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