New Details Emerge on BioLab Fire That Forced Thousands to Shelter Outside Atlanta

New Details Emerge on BioLab Fire That Forced Thousands to Shelter Outside Atlanta
Smoke billows from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., on Sept. 29, 2024. Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
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ATLANTA—Federal authorities have released an update on the investigation into fires at the BioLab chemical plant near Atlanta that produced a toxic chemical cloud and forced nearby residents to shelter in place.

The fires broke out Sept. 29 at the BioLab plant in Conyers, sending a huge plume of orange and black smoke into the sky. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board on Friday released an investigation update.