Report: Moisture Exposure Led to Toxic Cloud Near Atlanta

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board issued an investigation update Friday indicating fires at a BioLab facility near Atlanta that produced a toxic chemical cloud were caused by reactive chemicals being exposed to moisture.

The fires broke out Sept. 29 at the BioLab plant in Conyers, sending a huge plume of orange and black smoke into the sky.

BioLab makes chemicals that kill algae and bacteria in water, primarily for swimming pools and hot tubs, the report says. The company is a subsidiary of Lawrenceville, Georgia-based KIK Consumer Products.

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