Government officials said that there is a shelter-in-place order for the entire county
ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — Thousands of people needed to evacuate, and a shelter-in-place order is in place until midnight for Rockdale County after a chemical fire on Sunday, authorities said.
An evacuation zone was expanded after flames reignited again around noon at the BioLab facility on Old Covington Highway in Conyers, a little more than 20 miles east of Atlanta. Officials estimated that nearly 17,000 people were in the zone. The exact number of people who have evacuated is currently unknown. In a 7:45 p.m. update, government officials said the entire county is under a shelter-in-place order until midnight.
In a press conference, authorities said the fire is now out after crews spent hours battling it.
A plume of smoke continues to rise from the site because of water — which came from sprinklers when the fire …