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this article is reproduced from [china news network];

china news service, september 30 (xinhua) according to comprehensive us media reports, on september 29, local time, a fire broke out at a chemical plant in conyers, georgia, usa, and tens of thousands of residents were evacuated.

according to reports, rockdale county fire department chief mcdaniel said that at around 5:00 local time on the 29th, a sprinkler head of a local chemical plant malfunctioned, causing water to mix with a "chemical that reacts with water." , which caused a fire and produced a lot of smoke.

footage from the scene showed that the chemical plant continued to spew thick smoke into the air. mcdaniel said she couldn't yet determine exactly what chemicals were in the smoke.

weber, director of the u.s. emergency management agency, said that relevant personnel from the u.s. federal environmental protection agency and the georgia environmental protection agency have entered the site of the accident, and relevant agencies are monitoring the air quality.

the new york times stated that due to the chemical plant fire, about 17,000 people were evacuated locally, and many residents were told to shelter in place. the georgia department of transportation also issued a document stating that traffic in both directions on some local interstate highways has been closed.