Fire at chemical plant in Georgia closes roads and causes evacuation of residents

A fire at a chemical plant in Georgia, in the United States, sent clouds of dark smoke into the sky on Sunday (29), forcing residents to evacuate the region and close roads, according to authorities cited by local media.

The fire is back active at BioLab, located on Old Covington Highway in Conyers, after being contained on Sunday morning, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel said the incident occurred after a sprinkler head failed, as reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Reuters was able to confirm the location and date of the video through metadata from the original source file.

This content was originally published in Fire at chemical plant in Georgia closes roads and causes evacuation of residents on the CNN Brasil website.

Source: CNN Brasil

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