A shelter-in-place order remained in effect Monday in parts of greater Atlanta after a chemical fire at a pool cleaning facility shot plumes of black smoke into the air, forced evacuations and closed roads, including a main traffic vein into the city.

Officials were asking people to avoid the area and evacuate or stay inside to avoid any exposure to chemicals.

Communities in Georgia have been ordered to evacuate after a massive fire at a chemical plant sent dark, billowing gray smoke into the air.Interstate 20 is shut in both directions as authorities work to contain the blaze at a BioLab site.