WATCH LIVE: Officials brief on fire at Biolab in Rockdale County, GA | FOX 5 News

[@sabrinaoliver7727]

Everyone in the area needs to demand a list of the chemicals in the plant

[@solomongrundy3411]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 87% chance that's not going to happen

[@AndiMiller-qu2jg]

@@solomongrundy3411 With your attitude, it won't.

[@hiphopliberation]

Chlorine and other pool cleaner chemicals

[@Hollybee966]

The company must not have followed rules, because the chemical should have been far away from a water source. We don't need to ask or get answers to nice music. The public needs the truth of what chemicals and why this was allowed to happen.

[@needinput9805]

I don’t believe a word these people are saying.

[@joedirt6073]

You shouldn't, you know exactly what you a dealing with here

[@blagalong]

One would think if you have water reactive chemicals maybe the sprinkler system should be made to work with foam or powder or whatever else is suitable for those chemicals.

[@MB-jg4tr]

Story is a lie. It's obvious

[@Vikezupa]

Exactly!!!

[@stevenwilson8718]

It's the beginning of the zombie apocalypse!

[@DonBrust]

seems off AF.... they store water reactive chemicals in an area that has sprinklers bro? BRO?!

[@lovechangesus]

Liars. Of course they know what the chemical is. They are just deflecting liability.

[@hiphopliberation]

Chlorine and other pool cleaner chemicals

[@nohate9692]

Damage control, contain information release minimal details

[@mongexo3630]

The Rockdale community should sue the city and state for permitting such lab operate next to their homes it’s obvious it’s dangerous.

[@Joey_862Thomas]

I'm sure they do you an do more research on it if it makes you feel better. This is my hometown so do your research first before assuming things.

[@aggiesim]

environmental science student from GA here because there's a lot going on in these comments: 1. this place is not a lab, it is an industrial production facility owned by a pool cleaner chemical company named "BioLab" based out of Lawrenceville. 2. negligence on the part of the facility is to blame for this accident, the third in seven years. companies love to cut corners and industrial safety standards to save costs. in the end they commonly sacrifice the health and safety of their workers and communities for an extra dollar. this place needs to be shut down. 3. the chemical in question is likely pellets of TCCA or Trichloroisocyanuric acid, which reacts with water to produce chlorine gas and hydrochloric acid which disinfects your pool. this is obviously bad when you have a warehouse full of it and store it near a sprinkler system and it spreads across a metropolitan area. again, negligence. 4. it's likely that this facility manufactures several other products with similar compounds to TCCA, which is why the name of the compound and the chemicals in the reaction were not immediately reported. it takes time for test results to be verified before information can go out to news media and the general public because they do not want to cause panic, and because "backtracking" with newer or more accurate information makes them look worse. still, i think it should have been reported sooner. 5. unless you live directly inside the facility in question, you will be okay with no long term serious effects as long as you stay indoors where your HVAC units can filter air ambiently coming in from outside. this is why the emergency officials say to stay indoors with the AC off as AC draws outside air inside at a much faster rate. wear an N95 mask if you want to filter out smoke particles, otherwise face masks are worthless in this situation. you can only filter out gases with an elastomeric respirator. hope any of this information was helpful to folks.

[@Lovewins27]

This isnt the first time this facility had a fire

[@raymondjackson6006]

The one thing you can usually count on is they are probably lying about something.

[@Fox_406]

More like about everything

[@Bellathebear777]

October surprise coming early

[@catherinebabusiak8154]

Why would a chemical plant put a sprinkler system above water reactive chemicals???? Sounds a bit fishy to me - especially since she said it the third time.

[@joedirt6073]

Darks are liars

[@TaterFarm]

What about SDS REPORTS TO THE FIRE DEPT REQUIRED BY THE EPA. How do they not know what chemicals are in the smoke headed east to all counties as far a Clarke at this point. Then start to disburse to other areas. You should know Chief, You should have the INFO.

[@SlapGod916]

Open up the Maintenance Logs of the building and trailers. You will find a history of patterns of non-compliance. Old money controls and owns this. If you have a Temporary Agency this could be a great contract for you to have access to considerable the People who sign up too for employment opportunities. They prey on the low income/ have you sign a nda with in the contract that prevents you from suing in case you fall ill. Even being a forklift operator is not easy or them 75 lbs buckets they be slaggin off roll lines. Old dominion money slave operations that should have been shut down in 1980’s. But hey who am I to say about this money making slave operation I’m not even in my sovereign mind to think straight about the mask pulled over me.

[@feminoz4291]

Leave if you're north of the place. I wouldnt trust anything they tell you about the air quality.

[@sabrinaoliver7727]

So is anyone going to ask the obvious....what was the chemical?

[@CabinGRL]

They have refused to disclose it

[@bdubb5390]

Think water supply/ shortages..

[@peeferff5810]

Why haven't public alerts gone out? Thanks to news media for reporting. Public officials have failed in alerting communities... press conference failed saying its contained but no radius of threat nor what chemicals were exposed... this should have been public health phone alert for Rockdale, DeKalb, Gwinnett and other nearby counties possibly exposed. Incompetent handling of public health threat and little transparency. Not the first time chemical threats in Rockdale.

[@BN20O9]

I received an EAS alert on my phone but no one else in my household nor neighbor did though...

[@bonniebrown6960]

I've never heard of anything like this happens ever in Conyers or Covington. My family has been living there for 50+ years and I don't remember anything like this happening before. Someone doesn't know how to do their job. Or maybe they do. 🤔🙄 You can't trust anyone anymore these days.

[@Sirreginaldthe100th]

@@bonniebrown6960 the exact same thing happened at this same facility 20 years ago that killed one young boy and coused several cases of loung cancer

[@Sirreginaldthe100th]

@@BN20O9 I’m in the zone and I certainly got a warning

[@HAD97]

My phone sounded this AM.

[@roylung4108]

Question? Why did officials allow a BioLab to be built & used near where people live & work? We need real newsmen like many past heroes/reporters!

[@restoreme7858]

Why is Biolab so close to the residents of the county? Is Biolab dollars worth jeopardizing the people's lives? The sheriff stated that this is the third incident in seven years. Do people have to die to consider moving that plant, not just the product?

[@swampdonkey829]

She's crazy this is a huge fire

[@danrossell6375]

What kind of podunk FD doesn’t know what chemicals are stored at the businesses in their district and how to deal with them? Water reactive? How come I don’t hear anything about cutting off the source of the water? Don’t suppose that might be important!?

[@rebeccabowen7982]

We had to leave our job because we were getting lightheaded -Iron Age steakhouse , we will be closed tonight

[@MB-jg4tr]

Buy a respirator immediately and get filters for chemical & organic gas

[@Fox_406]

Better yet, get emergency items, get in your car and drive far away from there. Leading up to the election things are going to get a lot crazier especially in swing states

[@nailah4200]

Everybody start taking three drops of iodine with purified water. Stay safe.

[@bdubb5390]

That's for bacteria...not chemicals.

[@nailah4200]

@@bdubb5390 radiation exposure too.

[@Kjt9653]

"The fire is out." Famous last words, considering the entire building blew tf up an hour ago

[@NOchanceFF]

You mean to tell the fire chief doesn’t know what kind of chemical is in that building lol… Right….

[@NOchanceFF]

Helluva job with your preplans

[@MB-jg4tr]

Depop & displacement agenda

[@BP61652]

Unfortunately, a dei firechief.

[@yvettesrogers119]

Exactly, she’s the Fire Chief, it’s her job to know

[@vet4life]

That smoke is going to start a chemical storm. Once that smoke hits the atmosphere it creates it's own weather but w/chemicals in it. Very dangerous ordeal. We barely recovering from Helene now this and we're bracing for the next hurricane thats due to form and take the same route Helene did. Lord please keep us safe.

[@FeliciaJohns-lr8zt]

AMEN

[@Fox_406]

That is not smoke that’s a chemical plume/cloud

[@vet4life]

@@Fox_406 Duh...still equals smoke. 🙄

[@Cookie2u6319]

@@Fox_406worse than smoke

[@Bellathebear777]

Just b4 the election, you can bet there's more BS....

[@archygirl1750]

How did they not think that maybe water sprinkler system might be a dangerous idea?

[@MitchGrooms]

OH MY, SHE IS SO WRONG..

[@animalpower7315]

Politicians need to shelter in place and never come out.

[@AnotherCG]

Georgia of course............... and the Biolab too. Hummmmmm

[@HAD97]

Yes. Biolab is in Ga.

[@kenya-xv9st]

It also happened in Laporte, Texas not long ago. A liquid lithium tank blew up. Pipeline caught fire. Someone said that they don't do anything like proper maintenance to prevent it from happening again.

[@breezecreationsllc9381]

She said it's contained, but you need to shelter in place.

[@nativedoll3557]

This crap needs to stop SHUT DOWN THIS PLANT TOO MANY OROBLEMS LIKE THIS !!!! In past couple years

[@feminoz4291]

Doesn't look like a small fire isolated to the roof to me ...

[@DejuanJohn]

Suddenly swing states are under fire

[@Rebelchron80]

I peeped that too

[@Bellathebear777]

No doubt. They traced 3200 phones to Georgia, of cackles, 5000 rally goers, being bussed around......

[@mamamoose23]

That part

[@thecasualtraders]

These clouds can shift and also have a radius around cloud that is toxic but is supposedly lower levels.

[@bonniebrown6960]

I've have had family that has lived in Conyers and Covington for over 50 years and they never had a problems like this. Not until now. Someone doesn't know what they're doing. Or maybe they do. I just shake my head.

[@kid5rowck]

That exact lab caught fire years ago ...

[@HAD97]

There's been several fires and chemical leaks over the past 20 yrs at Biolab. Check your sources.

[@bestbrokeraroundtown]

this is the third time Bio lab has had a large chemical fire in conyers where people need to evacuate. Time for bio to move on.

[@jyoung2393]

I was there in 04 when the same place caught fire

[@Fox_406]

It’s election time, are you surprised this is happening, especially in swing states. Buckle up cause it’s only going to get worse

[@elitepersonality9515]

One more reason I like living out in the country..

[@marykayhodge]

if you want to know what wrong with Ga...just look at the people in charge...

[@jennrat2982]

Kroger on 138 still closed

[@zabuzamomochi50]

The close up on their faces at the beginning 😂

[@DutchInman]

The question should be what type of chemical was compromised, then released.

[@devon7752]

Lies lies lies

[@BewiseBenice]

What is the threat, meaning what symptoms should we watch for? and for how long?

[@AndiMiller-qu2jg]

That would depend on the chemical being inhaled

[@Bellathebear777]

Ballot fraud

[@BruklynGam3r]

Wow!!!! Another fire @ Biolab. I remember when this happen when I was in my 20’s

[@richboz3156]

Prayers are with the local residents. I would think our fine government and Kamila Haris will shut it down.

[@Cookie2u6319]

Body language and eye movement says a lot, this lady the fire chief is lying

[@hookedoutfitters4153]

Don’t put a chemical fire out with water. Did y’all not learn anything about the train derailment in the middle of this country they would nothing be done. It would just be all washed downstream to another county come on people. We are not stupid. It’s time for County to stand upand make County do something about this company

[@Pksparty2112]

Why are chemicals that react with water stored in an area with water fire suppression?

[@MB-jg4tr]

Story doesn't check out.

[@JP-fe2mv]

hella some chem if that was small and contained this town might wanna rethink having this around PERIOD

[@breezecreationsllc9381]

How is it a small area, but you have to evacuate?

[@tbolton6156]

I think I see the problem! 🤔

[@tyahanasalters1653]

What’s the problem ?

[@shirleyharris1335]

You!

[@delbert372]

Care to elaborate?

[@BP61652]

Remember patern recognition is racist

[@SupaFUZZZZZZ]

Get out of there. Who believes a word these people are saying?? I sure don't!!

[@warman58]

No need to worry our government has put top men on the case.

[@amuroray1085]

Yeah, sounds promising...

[@Lunibruniful]

Oh boy her accurate and extensive vocabulary is giving me so much confidence in that they know what theyre doing.

[@Cookie2u6319]

This makes no sense and they are trying to minimize the issue. This could be another one of those I don’t even know the name of the TV show, but I would definitely move from that area ASAP. The chief sounds like she’s lying or misinformed or unknowledgeable

[@Damien-qk7in]

A "Small fire" on the roof? 😆 what??

[@Ms.O0]

Chief Mac … 🤥

[@BWSRbushcraft]

These Demons wrapped in Human form are speaking as though this has all been scripted..."the third one within 7 years", of this magnatude and smaller incidences, really...

[@HoLiiGwallaMalla]

How is the whole county in danger over this?

[@mrboomboombangatl]

@@HoLiiGwallaMalla my phone alerted for north rockdale

[@gracie2298]

@@nelsoncharles4806what is compression skills? Karma for being so judgy.

[@kimbrabasom1451]

​@@nelsoncharles4806🤐...BE KIND

[@kimbrabasom1451]

​​@@gracie2298SORRY, THAT PERSON HAS PERSONAL ISSUES🤯..IGNORANCE AT THEIR BEST. IGNORE IGNORANCE DEAR.🤗⚘😑🙏🏻

[@AndiMiller-qu2jg]

Smoke spreads for miles, and it contains chemicals which makes it worse

[@heavyguns]

Do you trust the wigs and nose rings with life, I don't, good job rockdale

[@Dntturnround]

😂😂😂

[@cherylclark7303]

I see a lot of tension between the first 2 ladies...step back Ann think she said then the look.....

[@facingfacts7830]

what is the "product"?

[@cherylclark7303]

Step back Ann , thank you......tension in rockdale!!!!

[@snowsnow4231]

Some farmers just went bust with toxic clouds destroying crops, great job with water fire sprinklers, absolute geniuses. Low wages and too many hours is the reason things like this happen.

[@davidgourdine6153]

I would leave ait no telling the side effects and long terms effects don't be dumb leave

[@ThomasTillmanMusic]

Im sorry but did you say contained !? Bc it def is not.

[@nohate9692]

Only certain chemicals are house in a certain area so they know exactly what the chemicals are

[@SherryClark-z9w]

Is the street still closed? Trying to get my vehicle from the mechanic shop next to the facility 😊

[@Cicisplace]

What is the material? Why aren't they saying?

[@chrisconner6446]

Intentional

[@scottmoot2969]

All fires are chemical reactions. Not all chemical reactions are fires. The small fire was out quickly. WHAT IS THE HUGE CLOUD ?

[@Konchog_Ngodrup]

When they tell you there’s no issues….

[@terrikessel1602]

Oh my God.

[@Rebelchron80]

Stay safe family

[@VansNMaryJane]

I don’t believe a single word she’s saying. This is the beginning of the end.

[@Bellathebear777]

Ballot fraud distraction time. Most secure in history "

[@jonboatnationandstuff3301]

Don't you think you need to know what chemicals are in there before you try to treat it? It is water reactive. Find out what it does when water is introduced to that chemical.

[@HAD97]

OK! I'm on my way now!!

[@AndiMiller-qu2jg]

Exactly. People lack critical thinking 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@wittlekittie3512]

@@AndiMiller-qu2jgI blame the schools

[@Bellathebear777]

Probably a voter center next door

[@Sarah-uq4ec]

What was the chemical??

[@GTH321]

I notice a theme here. Sorry it’s just way too common and what chemical? Insane get out.

[@Jay-cp9kd]

That’s the “fire chief”??? Oh ok cool….

[@deanthonymoore9211]

Sue the whole damn county

[@somethingtothinkaboutalway5948]

3 incidents of this magnitude and smaller incidents within a 7 year period?!!

[@shirleyharris1335]

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

[@solomongrundy3411]

Resident Evil.

[@BarryHendrix-f7x]

similar incident happened in May 2004

[@timgebhart8735]

It's like storing Higley flammable materials next to a fire is it not ?

[@nykareem2001]

Was this chlorine gas?

[@Sirreginaldthe100th]

Powder not gas, burnt solid chemicals rn as far as we know

[@davidgourdine6153]

Don't thay work bio weapons yea i would leave from by the smoke area

[@restoreme7858]

Chemical plants are dangerous and volatile. One wrong move or misread gauge could spell disaster. Rockdale County might wanna talk to Biolab about relocating.

[@ArnoldRothstien-g2i]

It's making people light headed!! I'm 2 exits south.

[@johnbehaylo6704]

I would definitely trust her as my fire chief.

[@hookedoutfitters4153]

I need to shut my lab down. This is the third time it caught on fire.

[@sandradelanney9576]

Crazy she isn't informed

[@atxmaps]

What was up with the cameraman at the beginning?

[@Whodunnit-h1k]

Might be cheaper for it to go proof up in the atmosphere than be stored for the rest of eternity......?

[@bdubb5390]

This lady's scared....someone got to her...something is wrong with this..Hurricane now this??? Plus guard deployment.

[@feminoz4291]

Going to have to let it burn off. Great for air quality. What is the chemical?.

[@sandradelanney9576]

What does she know

[@recipioct]

What a terrible name for a company, it reminds me of that tragedy.

[@Slimatl1988]

What the hell chemical reacts to water and starts fires ?

[@CrazyMooseManor]

Chlorine

[@evenjsteven9014]

Where's FEMA?

[@noxcorvus93]

What is going on in this world. Zero accountability/honesty. They either have no idea, or know exactly and withhold what they think they know 🤷

[@JoshRadley]

Rockdale county used to be ice till these damn people took over , lying through there damn teeth

[@bubbles205]

In Conyers, GA not Covington

[@hudsondonnell444]

I bet it is TCCA.