About 17,000 people have been evacuated around Biolab facility.
I-20 has been shut down between Salem Road and Turner Hill Road.
Newton County Schools will be closed on Monday because of chemical fire.
Rockdale Schools are off this week, 12-month employees will work remotely.
Smoke could be visible for several days.
EPA and the EPD are both on scene assessing the situation.
Fire started around 5:30 a.m. Sunday.
The sprinkler system reacted with a chemical inside the factory.
Roof has collapsed on building along with several walls.
Piedmont Rockdale has moved some patients, others to shelter-in-place.
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