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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Georgia county says its suing company over chemical fire

Chemical Plant Fire - (Ben Gray 2024)

A Georgia county is preparing a federal lawsuit that aims to shut down the BioLab chemical factory where a fire sent a toxic chemical cloud over Atlanta's suburbs last month, the latest in a series of hazardous incidents that have forced many to evacuate.

“We want them gone,” Rockdale County Commissioner Sherri Washington said at a press conference Monday.

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