ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — Conyers Middle School is among nearly 20 public schools that have decided to close part of next week and move to virtual learning due to concerns over potential exposure to emissions from a nearby chlorine plant.

A reaction triggered by sprinkler system water pouring onto pool shock chlorination product at the BioLab facility in Conyers has continued to produce the plume.

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said it has sent a team to Rockdale County to investigate that fire at the BioLab facility that has caused a chemical plume that has impacted the metro area for days.

Georgia's Rockdale County lifted shelter-in-place and evacuation orders after a chemical fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers.

Erin Goldstein hoped to provide refuge for Spirit, a rescue horse with respiratory problems. She had to evacuate him after a fire at the BioLab chemical plant.

The chemicals produced inside the BioLab facility react with water, which is why there has been a continuous plume coming from the fire site.

Officials assure Gwinnett County residents of no immediate health risk after a chemical plant fire caused smoke and chlorine smell.

Schools and businesses still feel the impact of the chemical plume spreading from a Biolab facility fire in Conyers, with the cleanup timeline still unknown. Decatur schools announced they will move activities indoors as a precaution.

County officials said that chlorines, chloramine and chlorine compounds were released into the air from the fire that destroyed the factory early Sunday morning.