Which immediately raises the question of why chemicals that ignite when wet are being stored somewhere where they can get wet.
DEI staff knows best
Or should I say noes best
"The building’s sprinkler system reacted with chemicals inside, sending potentially toxic fumes skyward.
Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDonald said they were forced to use water to put out the fire while knowing it would cause a continued chemical reaction.
She knows because she’s had to fight fires like this before at the exact same plant.
“I’ve been with the county for 7 years, and this is probably the 3rd event of this magnitude.
Channel 2 Action News was there for the last major incident in 2020 when a similar situation forced Interstate-20 to close for six hours.
A later investigation found the water reacted with a compound used to create pool treatment products and released chlorine gas into the air."