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Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire

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CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant. Fire Chief Marian McDaniel told reporters that a sprinkler head malfunctioned around 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers. Water then mixed with a water-reactive chemical, releasing a plume of chemicals. McDaniel initially said a small roof fire was contained, but Sheriff Eric Levett later said it reignited Sunday afternoon. People in the northern part of Rockdale County were ordered to evacuate and others were told to shelter in place with windows and doors closed. There was no immediate report of any injuries.

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