On Sept. 29th, a pool and spa cleaning material storage warehouse, operated by company BioLab, caught fire, releasing chlorine, chloramine, and chlorine compounds into the air of Rockdale County. Residents of the Atlanta area were reported to have been able to smell chlorine in the air from as far as 25 miles away. Following the incident, Rockdale County Emergency Management evacuated nearly 17,000 people and issued a shelter-in-place order for residents which lasted from Sept. 29th to Oct. 7th.