On behalf of local businesses and residents, Lieff Cabraser is investigating reports of the explosion and chemical plume released in Conyers, Georgia on September 29, 2024 at the BioLab plant. Plant officials indicated that a faulty sprinkler head caused water to mix with reactive chemicals, causing the fire and chemical plume.

While local businesses and residents were assured the incident was under control, they were nevertheless ordered to evacuate or shelter in place with doors and windows closed, purportedly often with adverse results. The Conyers sheriff’s office was unable to confirm the number of people evacuated.

Local and federal authorities are still investigating the site to determine precisely what toxics were present and released in the accident.

If you or a family member were exposed to the toxic plume, ordered to evacuate, or ordered to shelter in place, we urge you to use the form on this page to talk to an environmental protection lawyer at Lieff Cabraser about your case and potential recovery. Similarly, if you own or operate a business in the Conyers, Georgia area that has been impacted by this release, please consider speaking with an environmental protection lawyer at Lieff Cabrase.

The national plaintiffs’-side law firm of Lieff Cabraser possesses the expertise and financial resources to thoroughly investigate environmental cases and hold the defendants accountable. For over 50 years, we have successfully prosecuted cases against many of the world’s most powerful corporations, obtaining compensation for families and property owners harmed by toxic environmental exposures. We represented victims of the 1989 Exxon-Valdez oil spill in Alaska, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the 2015 Plains oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, the Huntington Beach oil spill in 2021, and the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment. We are currently advancing cases aimed at fixing chronic hazardous water supply problems in Benton Harbor, Michigan and Jackson, Mississippi, and assisting the California Attorney General in climate change litigation on behalf of all Californians.