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Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story

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  • ‘I’m Not the Only One’

    October 13, 2026 · 27 min

    Two years after the BioLab chemical fire in Conyers, Georgia, residents are reporting serious health problems and searching for answers. Host Pamela Kirkland follows a man documenting neighbors' illnesses, including reports of brain tumors…

  • ‘The Puzzle Pieces Are Starting to Come Together’

    October 6, 2026 · 27 min

    A peer-reviewed Georgia Tech study identified 26 chemical species in the air after the BioLab fire, with bromine, not chlorine, dominating the earliest plume measurements. In this episode of Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story, Pamela…

  • Still Worth Looking

    September 29, 2026 · 28 min

    Two years after the BioLab fire in Conyers, Georgia, we return to a question that has followed this investigation from the beginning: what were people actually exposed to? You’ll hear why environmental testing for chromium did not…

  • Season 3 Trailer

    September 15, 2026 · 3 min

    Two years after the BioLab fire sent a massive plume of toxic smoke across metro Atlanta, questions remain about what people in Conyers were actually exposed to. Now, new scientific research is offering the clearest picture yet of what was…

  • Echoes of Conyers

    November 3, 2025 · 23 min

    Pamela travels to Roseland, Louisiana, after an explosion at Smitty’s Supply, a scene that mirrors the BioLab fire in Conyers, Georgia. She talks with residents, local leaders, and retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré about health…

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  • "You can't find what you don't look for"

    October 27, 2025 · 20 min

    When BioLab burned in Conyers, officials told the public the danger was over. What if they never looked for the most toxic chemicals? This episode follows the trail of missing tests, hidden dioxins, and the local voices who refused to let…

  • The Biggest Company You've Never Heard Of

    October 20, 2025 · 27 min

    Follow the investigation into Biolab’s sudden halt to manufacturing in Conyers and the complex finances of its parent, KIK Consumer Products. We connect resident claims and class actions with pressure from creditors and a changing pool…

  • ‘A missed opportunity’

    October 13, 2025 · 24 min

    When a massive chemical fire broke out at the BioLab plant in Conyers in September 2024, the EPA had a tool: a plane, capable of mapping the toxic plume in real time. But it never left the ground. GPB's Pamela Kirkland has more.

  • ‘It's changed a lot with me’

    October 6, 2025 · 24 min

    In this episode, you’ll hear from families who are still searching for answers, alongside the clinicians and researchers working to understand the health consequences of the BioLab fire in Conyers, Georgia. We examine the symptoms that…

  • Preventable Hazards

    September 29, 2025 · 26 min

    We return to Conyers in season two with new voices and new information. Former BioLab staff describe corrosion, leaky sprinklers, and storage beyond the stated limits. At the same time, neighbors continue to ask what they were exposed to…

  • Season Two Trailer

    September 3, 2025 · 2 min

    Last season, Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story uncovered how a fire at a Georgia chemical plant left residents in an Atlanta suburb searching for answers. In Season Two, host Pamela Kirkland goes deeper. Former employees are coming…

  • Chemical Smoke Everywhere

    March 31, 2025 · 30 min

    A chemical fire at a BioLab plant forces mass evacuations, revealing a pattern of industrial risks and regulatory gaps in a predominantly Black community. Residents grapple with toxic smoke, uncertain health impacts, and a lack of clear…

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About the show

When a fire at the BioLab plant in Conyers, Georgia, sent a toxic cloud of smoke across the community, residents were left to wonder what they had been exposed to and what it would mean for their long-term health. One year later, many of those questions remain unanswered. In Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland follows residents through the aftermath, while uncovering new details about what was happening inside the plant. Former employees describe ignored warnings, and whistleblowers raise questions about the response to the disaster. Two years after the BioLab fire sent a massive plume of toxic smoke across metro Atlanta, questions remain about what people in Conyers were actually exposed to. Now, new scientific research is offering the clearest picture yet of what was in that plume as a growing number of residents report health concerns and search for answers. In Season 3 of Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story, host Pamela Kirkland investigates new findings and continues to ask questions about accountability and what government testing may have missed. GPB is commissioning independent environmental sampling as residents continue to ask what happened and what may have been left behind.