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LISTEN: A new Georgia Tech study found the 2024 BioLab fire plume contained 26 chemical species, with bromine dominating the earliest plume measurements. GPB’s Pamela Kirkland reports.
A new study found the chemical plume from the September 2024 BioLab fire in Conyers, Ga., released bromine, not chlorine, as its dominant compound in the immediate aftermath, a finding that stands in stark contrast to early public warnings about the fire.
The fire prompted 17,000 evacuations, closed portions of I-20, and led to overnight shelter-in-place orders for weeks.
Nearly two years later, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is still investigating the fire and chemical release…