GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Approximately 90,000 residents of Rockdale, Ga., were forced to evacuate from their homes due to an explosion at a chlorine biolab facility, the Associated Press reported. Some residents around the area were given shelter-in-place orders. The chlorine odor spread to surrounding areas prompting the Atlanta fire department to use detectors to determine if chemicals entered the atmosphere, according to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.
The Rockdale County Emergency Management Agency lifted the shelter-in-place and evacuation orders on Oct. 1. Arynne Johnson, a resident of Suwanee, Ga., recalled while taking her dogs out, the hazy. . .
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