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Watching him now, you'd never know what he's experienced in his short little life.

But before he could walk and before he could talk, when he was barely two months old, Namiko's foster mom says he was exposed to the chemicals that were in the plume after the Biolab chemical fire in Conyers.

And now he's unknowingly part of a legal question as a result of that chemical disaster.

Does someone exposed to dangerous chemicals have to wait until they get sick before the law says they've been harmed? I'm Pamela Kirkland, and this is Manufacturing Danger, the Biolab story.

If you listened last season, you may remember Virginia Crawford and her foster son, Namiko.

Virginia's been a foster mother for nearly 20 years.

He was ultimately diagnosed with RSV, a respiratory virus, and once his oxygen levels stabilized, he was able to go home.

Virginia says the doctor who treated Namiko in the hospital told her his breathing issues were not related to the fire.

Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB Newsroom.

On today's episode, it's been two years since the BioLab chemical fire in Conyers, and residents are still worried about their health.

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting five new measles cases in middle Georgia's Jasper County, and Georgia has a new "I Voted" sticker for this year's midterm elections.

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Today is Wednesday, September 30th.

I'm Chase Magee, and this is Georgia Today.

Two years after a massive chemical fire at the BioLab plant outside Atlanta, nearby residents are still asking what the exposure to the smoke from the fire could mean for their health.

A federal lawsuit against the company raises a question Georgia law has never clearly answered: Should a company like BioLab be responsible for the health of the residents before they got sick? GPB's Pamela Kirkland has more.

Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB Newsroom.

On today's episode, it's been two years since the BioLab chemical fire in Conyers, and residents are still worried about their health.

The Georgia Department of Public Health is reporting five new measles cases in middle Georgia's Jasper County.

And Georgia has a new "I Voted" sticker for this year's midterm elections.

Today is Wednesday, September 30th.

I'm Chase McGee, and this is Georgia Today.

Two years after a massive chemical fire at the BioLab plant outside Atlanta, nearby residents are still asking what the exposure to the smoke from the fire could mean for their health.

A federal lawsuit against the company raises a question Georgia law has never clearly answered: Should a company like BioLab be responsible for the health of the residents before they got sick? GPB's Pamela Kirkland has more.