Atlanta residents worried about numerous lab accidents in area

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM EDT

When a chemical fire caused widespread evacuations and sent a chlorine plume over a Black Atlanta suburb last year, it was not the first accident of its kind. That worries residents there.

Pamela Kirkland with Georgia Public Broadcasting has been following the aftermath in the podcast Manufacturing Danger.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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