Community leaders say its time for serious discussions with Rockdale chemical plant following fire [Video]

The fire at a Rockdale County chemical plant has been extinguished, and the smoke plume has significantly reduced.

However, a shelter-in-place order for all of Rockdale County remains in effect indefinitely.

Rockdale County Commission Chair Oz Nesbitt told Channel 2 investigative report Mark Winne that he has been working long hours at the incident command post.

After three major chemical incidents at Biolab in 2004, 2020, and now Sunday, Nesbitt believes it’s time for county leaders to have serious discussions with Biolab’s management.

“It is the third major incident at Biolab here in Rockdale County that’s concerning to us,” Nesbitt said. “Although they’ve been a corporate community partner from an economic development standpoint, this is all about public safety.”

Nesbitt emphasized the need to discuss internal safety measures and proactive steps to prevent future incidents.

Sunday’s hazardous event is the third significant smoke plume incident at Biolab in roughly 20 years.

“We want to talk about their internal safety measures and how they’re …