What is BioLab, what does BioLab make | Conyers chemical fire [Video]

CONYERS, Ga. — A chemical fire at a lab facility in Conyers on Sunday has put much of the city under an evacuation zone.

The fire broke out at a facility operated by a company called BioLab northwest of the city center of Conyers, a little more than 20 miles east of Atlanta. Everything between Sigman Road and Interstate 20 in the city is inside the evacuation zone.

County officials said that around 5 a.m., a sprinkler head malfunctioned, causing a mixture with a “water-reactive chemical,” which in turn started a small fire on the building’s roof. That fire has since been contained and put out. Rockdale County Officials stated this is the third incident at the facility in seven years involving products mixing with water and causing a chemical reaction.

Crews said they are working to remove the chemicals, though they noted that the process …