A shelter-in-place warning was issued for parts of Glynn County, Georgia after a fire broke out at a chemical plant on Saturday according to local officials.
A large fire which erupted at a plastics plant in Brunswick, Georgia, on Saturday prompted officials to issue a shelter-in-place order for the entire city. The order was lifted late Saturday night.
"As you can see, the wind continues to change, direction continues to change, and we want every part of our citizenry to be safe," Johnson said. that the fire had been extinguished and the shelter-in-place and evacuation orders had been lifted. At the height of the fire, cell phone video showed a massive black cloud of smoke billowing hundreds of feet into the air above the city. There was no report of any injuries. The extent of the damage from the fire was still unclear.
The Pinova plant, which is operated by Pinova Solutions, manufactures rosin and polyterpene resins, according to the company's website.
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