ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — Rockdale County Commissioner Sherri Washington held a news conference on Monday announcing a federal lawsuit against BioLab and its parent company, KIK. Washington said the suit will be filed this week over the chemical fire that broke out at the Conyers facility nearly three weeks ago.
The county calls Biolab “a public nuisance.”
A ire at the facility sent a large chemical cloud over Metro Atlanta forcing a shelter in place order for days, in some cases weeks.
The fire was the fourth incident at the facility since 2004.
Last week, people lined up outside the newly opened Community Assistance Center in Conyers, requesting payment from Biolab officials.
Meanwhile, Rockdale County Schools students will return to class in person for the first time in weeks on Monday morning.
Students in the district have been in virtual learning since a chemical fire at the Biolab facility late last month.
That fire has shaken the Rockdale community and forced a shelter-in-place order and impacting residents and businesses.
On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with other emergency agencies and county leaders lifted a shelter-in-place order.