Why Georgia’s matchup against the Auburn Tigers has become highly important.

Georgia is coming off of a heart breaking loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide this past weekend, but there is no time to continue to mourn as the Bulldogs have to get ready for their game against Auburn now. This will be the first home game for the Dawgs since week two against Tennessee Tech and while Auburn has had their fair share of struggles this season, this weekend’s game has turned into an important one for Georgia.

Any positives that came out of Georgia’s game against Alabama happened during the second half of the game. The Bulldogs’ offense turned the heat up, started forcing the ball downfield and successfully marched down the field multiple times to eventually take a lead in the ball game. The defense also stepped up time and time again to allow Georgia to fight back into the game and it looked as if Georgia might have found something in themselves.

Georgia’s opportunity though this next week is centralized on the offensive side of the ball. The offense had some struggles against Kentucky and those struggles trickled over in the first half of the Alabama game, but an identity might have been found for Georgia. When Georgia was forced to push the ball downfield, offensive coordinator Mike Bobo drew up shot after shot, and quarterback Carson Beck and the offense appeared to have found a rhythm.

The game against Auburn has now turned into an opportunity for Georgia to find confirmation in what their offense was able to do against Alabama. With games like Texas, Ole Miss and Tennessee still left on the schedule, Georgia picking up any momentum they can down the stretch will be crucial, and the Auburn game will be a great opportunity for that to happen.

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STORY: ::September 29, 2024

::Blaze at Georgia chemical plant reignited

after being contained, says fire chief

::Conyers, Georgia

Marian McDaniel/Fire Chief/Rockdale County

“The fire was contained and then the water supply secured. During the time they were offloading the product from the building, the fire reignited around 12 noon. For the past two or 3 hours, it’s been battling that fire to where we now have it out. Once again, the water is secure and we’re waiting to clean up some of debris so we can commence back to moving the product out of the building.”

Sharon Webb/ Director /Emergency Management/Rockdale County

“We did put a mandatory evacuation zone that extends to Sigmond to Lake View, our former road, as well as Urban Bridge to Georgia 20 and Georgia 20 Back to Sigmund Road. We have I-20 is shut down from turn Hill all the way to Salem Road for the time being. Anyone out of this zone or the north side? We do recommend shelter in place until the plume clears.”

“During the time they were offloading the product from the building, the fire reignited around 12 noon. For the past two or 3 hours, it’s been battling that fire to where we now have it out. Once again, the water is secure and we’re waiting to clean up some of debris so we can commence back to moving the product out of the building,” said McDaniel.

The incident began around 5:30 a.m. (0930 GMT) when a sprinkler system malfunctioned, reacting with chemicals inside the factory and creating a massive plume of smoke visible from miles away.

The fire resulted in a shelter-in-place order for all Rockdale County residents. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) are currently on-site assessing potential hazards, as officials warn of possible toxic exposure from the smoke.

Georgia officials are asking some residents to evacuate after a fire at a chemical plant started spreading toxic smoke on Sunday.

The fire began at the BioLab plant in Conyers – which is located around 32 miles southeast of Atlanta – at 5 a.m. on Sunday, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. BioLab is a company that produces pool chemicals, according to its website.

BioLab told Fox News Digital that they are “actively responding” to the incident.

“Our employees are accounted for with no injuries reported,” a spokesperson said. “Our team is on the scene, working with first responders and local authorities to assess and contain the situation. As always, the safety of our community remains our top priority.”

By the afternoon, the smoke clouds were emanating from the facility and huge billows of multicolored clouds still polluted the air.

During a press conference on Sunday morning, Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel said that a sprinkler head at the facility malfunctioned and “caus[ed] a mixture with a water reactive chemical.”

Social media video of the fire shows gigantic clouds of smoke visible from I-20, which had been blocked off between Salem Road and Turner Hill on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities say that those who live south of I-20 are safe, but those who live north of I-20 or between I-20 and Sigman Road are asked to evacuate.

“Please evacuate the area if you are inside this zone,” Rockdale County officials said in a Facebook post. “I-20 will be blocked off in both directions between Salem Rd and Turner Hill.”

During a Sunday press conference, Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett told residents that “this is not the time to do any type of sightseeing.”

“We are strongly encouraging everyone, no matter where you’re coming from, but especially Rockdale residents, to stay out of this area for the safety of yourself, and for the safety of all personnel that are out here already that have to work this type of incident,” the official advised.

The Rockdale County Animal Services asked residents within the evacuation area to bring their animals along with them.

“Please, if you’re in the evacuation area, take your pets with you. Please do not leave them behind,” the organization said. “We are loaded and getting the 50+ shelter animals out of the area and to safety.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office for additional information.

Fox News Digital’s Kyle Schmidbauer contributed to this report.