Emergencies and World Disasters
When Safety Sprinklers Became the Spark: Conyers' Orange Smoke Crisis
23 min•24 juli 2026
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When Safety Sprinklers Became the Spark: Conyers' Orange Smoke Crisis
An early-morning sprinkler in Conyers released water that touched a stockpile of pool sanitizer and, within minutes, an orange-and-black smoke column rose high enough to be seen thirty miles away at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport. How did a safety system trigger toxic chlorine-laced smoke that forced 90,000 people to shelter in place and echo earlier disasters in the same county?
In this episode, we lay out the sequence from a leaking hot-water pipe to a warehouse collapse and prolonged EPA air monitoring, following the company, the compound involved, and the community stakes that shaped the response. What decisions and industrial ties made a single sprinkler activation into a countywide emergency?
Person: Leon Bloom
Company: BioLab Inc (brand BioGuard)
Date: September 29, 2024
Location: Conyers, Georgia
Chemical: Trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA)
- At 5:00 AM on September 29, 2024 a sprinkler head activated and water contacted stored TCCA.
- The smoke column was visible from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport, approximately 30 miles away.
- Before noon on the same day, 90,000 people were told to stay inside and seal windows.
- BioLab’s Conyers facility employed 484 people and was assessed at $113.4 million in value.
- In 2014 KiK Consumer Products acquired BioLab for $300 million.
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An early-morning sprinkler in Conyers released water that touched a stockpile of pool sanitizer and, within minutes, an orange-and-black smoke column rose high enough to be seen thirty miles away at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport. How did a safety system trigger toxic chlorine-laced smoke that forced 90,000 people to shelter in place and echo earlier disasters in the same county?
In this episode, we lay out the sequence from a leaking hot-water pipe to a warehouse collapse and prolonged EPA air monitoring, following the company, the compound involved, and the community stakes that shaped the response. What decisions and industrial ties made a single sprinkler activation into a countywide emergency?
Person: Leon Bloom
Company: BioLab Inc (brand BioGuard)
Date: September 29, 2024
Location: Conyers, Georgia
Chemical: Trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA)
- At 5:00 AM on September 29, 2024 a sprinkler head activated and water contacted stored TCCA.
- The smoke column was visible from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport, approximately 30 miles away.
- Before noon on the same day, 90,000 people were told to stay inside and seal windows.
- BioLab’s Conyers facility employed 484 people and was assessed at $113.4 million in value.
- In 2014 KiK Consumer Products acquired BioLab for $300 million.
To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.
© 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].
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