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The LCP Chemicals Superfund Site, Feb. 7, 2024, Brunswick, GA.

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Still more to learn about human exposure to toxic contaminants in Brunswick

A report from Emory University scientists shows some people in the Coastal Georgia city have been exposed to toxic chemicals left over from Superfund sites.

April 30, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
BioLab’s Conyers facility, operated by KIK Consumer Products, on April 3, 2025.

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OSHA blames chemical storage for BioLab fire. A former worker says she had safety concerns

OSHA cites BioLab for chemical storage violations tied to 2024 Conyers fire, proposing over $61,000 in fines.

April 08, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
The BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, as seen on October 19, 2024. The plant remains partially closed following a chemical fire on September 29, 2024 that forced thousands of residents to evacuate.

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Federal investigation Into BioLab fire could take up to 18 months

Federal investigators say it could take up to 18 months to complete their investigation into the fire at BioLab’s Conyers facility.

March 10, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
The BioLab plant in Conyers, Ga. is seen on Dec. 18, 2024, nearly three months after a Sept. 29 fire that left a weekslong chemical plume in the area.

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BioLab offers voluntary severance packages as facility remains partially closed

The BioLab facility in Conyers is offering voluntary severance packages to employees seeking other job opportunities as the plant remains partially closed.

February 27, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Community Action NOW! founder Iffat Walker with James Washington, research administrator at the Morehouse School of Medicine.

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New study to track long-term health effects of BioLab fire in Conyers

A new, three-year study aimed at tracking the long-term health effects of last year’s chemical fire at the BioLab plant in Conyers will start next month.

February 25, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Cheryl Garcia at her home in Conyers in December 18

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Months after BioLab Fire in Conyers, residents still face health issues

Residents near the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., are still grappling with health problems months after a fire at the plant released a plume of chemicals into the air. 

December 19, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Black smoke billows into the sky above a Conyers shopping plaza as the BioLab chemical fire burns on September 29, 2024.

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‘There's chemical smoke everywhere.’ Hear the 911 call as employee reports the Sept. 29 BioLab fire

Newly released 911 calls and dispatch notes from the Sept. 29 BioLab fire in Conyers, offer a closer look at the early hours of the chemical fire that forced 17,000 evacuations and weeks of shelter-in-place orders.

December 09, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
A flyer distributed at a community forum for residents impacted by the BioLab fire

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'This should not have happened.' Rockdale County residents rally for change after BioLab fire

Community organizers, speakers and residents affected by the fire at the BioLab plant in Rockdale County packed into The Movement Church in Conyers on Tuesday night to discuss what comes next for their community more than two months after a chemical plume was released into the air.

December 05, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant.

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'Completely unacceptable': Investigation reveals new details about BioLab fire and the response

Nearly two months after a massive chemical fire at BioLab’s Conyers plant forced evacuations and raised environmental and health concerns, new details are emerging. 

November 25, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
A September 29 fire at BioLab in Conyers creates a chemical plume

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BioLab partially reopens after chemical fire, leaving Conyers residents uneasy

Six weeks after a massive fire at the BioLab plant released chemicals into the air, triggering evacuations and weeks of shelter-in-place notices, the company has partially reopened its Conyers facility to fulfill customer orders. 

November 13, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
A September 29 fire at BioLab in Conyers creates a chemical plume

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Conyers residents demand accountability after latest BioLab fire leaves lingering concerns

Weeks after a fire at the BioLab chemical plant in Conyers, residents are still grappling with the aftermath. County officials are suing BioLab and its parent company, seeking damages for those affected. Protesters are demanding the plant’s shutdown after this, the latest in a history of incidents.

October 28, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant.

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City of Atlanta warns of chlorine smell and hazy conditions from Rockdale BioLab fire to travel

The Office of Emergency Management sent out an alert to warn residents of a chlorine smell and hazy conditions expected to move toward Atlanta on Wednesday night and Thursday as a result of the recent BioLab plant fire in Conyers, Ga.

October 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
View from a Home Depot parking lot as smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

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Some Georgians asked to stay inside during daylight hours until chlorine plume passes

The Georgia Emergency Management Agency is warning that winds could shift and people in much of Atlanta could still see haze and smell chlorine by Thursday morning. The poor air quality effects come from a chemical reaction Sunday at BioLab, a pool supply manufacturing plant in Conyers.

October 02, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
The Pinova plastic resin manufacturing plant in Brunswick, Georgia caught on fire on Saturday April 15, 2023. A mandatory evacuation was ordered for everyone within a 0.5 mile radius from the plant.

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Georgia plant fire extinguished, shelter-in-place lifted

Emergency crews extinguished a fire at a Georgia chemical plant shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, allowing officials to lift a shelter-in-place order issued in the afternoon when the fire broke out for the second time in the day.

April 17, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Public Information Officer Capt. Eric Prosswimmer, center, speaks at a news briefing Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Brunswick, Ga. A large fire burned inside a chemical plant where authorities ordered nearby neighborhoods to evacuate because of threats from toxic smoke and potential explosions.

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Neighborhoods evacuated near burning Georgia chemical plant

Authorities are evacuating neighborhoods near a chemical plant where a large fire is burning in coastal Georgia. Glynn County commission Chairman Wayne Neal estimated roughly 100 households had been ordered to evacuate, mostly because of potential smoke hazards.

November 07, 2022
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