Gas leak kills 11, leaves scores in critical condition in Vizag
4 years, 8 months ago

Gas leak kills 11, leaves scores in critical condition in Vizag

Live Mint  

In one of the deadliest industrial accidents since the Bhopal tragedy of 1984, a gas leak at the LG Polymers India’s plant in Visakhapatnam killed 11 people, including a child, left hundreds of people hospitalized and forced the evacuation of thousands of others. The styrene gas leak occurred around 2.30am as most of the city’s residents were sleeping, just like the Bhopal leak of methyl isocyanate in the intervening night of 3 and 4 December 1984. The styrene gas, for which no antidote is available, spread in a 3-km radius around the LG plant in Visakhapatnam, home to around five million people, leading to widespread panic in the city. “As many as 1,000 people living close to the factory were directly exposed to the gas and have been evacuated,” National Disaster Management Authority member Kamal Kishore said at a press briefing in New Delhi.

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Visakhapatnam gas leak: N Chandrababu Naidu demands action against those responsible
2 years, 7 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak: N Chandrababu Naidu demands action against those responsible

Firstpost  

The TDP chief demanded that all necessary medical treatment should be given to the affected workers Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed concern over the gas leak incident in a Visakhapatnam laboratory in which around 200 workers fell ill. Further, TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh condemned the government for allegedly …

Andhra Pradesh: two years after styrene gas leak at LG Polymers, survivors still live in fear
2 years, 8 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: two years after styrene gas leak at LG Polymers, survivors still live in fear

The Hindu  

The survivors of styrene monomer leak on the premises of LG Polymers in the city still live in fear, and many are yet to recover from the trauma even two years after the incident. “Styrene is possibly carcinogenic and, if inhaled in good quantity or exposed to a longer time, can lead to a number of health issues related to …

Environment Ministry dithered on decision to close LG Polymers plant in Vishakapatnam
4 years, 5 months ago

Environment Ministry dithered on decision to close LG Polymers plant in Vishakapatnam

The Hindu  

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change decided against closing down operations of the LG Polymers plant in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, from where styrene gas leaked, killing at least 12 and causing 4,000 to take ill on May 7. After the disaster, documents accessed via the Right to Information Act show the MoEFCC convened a National Crisis Group …

Two dead, four fall sick after gas leak at Vizag pharma company
4 years, 6 months ago

Two dead, four fall sick after gas leak at Vizag pharma company

The Hindu  

Two persons died and four were taken ill after inhaling benzimidazole vapours, which leaked at the Sainor Life Sciences Private Limited at JN Pharma City in Parawada, about 40 km from the city, on Monday. Vizag District Collector V. Vinay Chand, Commissioner of Police R.K. Meena and officials from the Fire Service and Factories department rushed to the pharma company. …

Gas leak: panel given time to submit report till June 30
4 years, 6 months ago

Gas leak: panel given time to submit report till June 30

The Hindu  

The State government has extended the time for submission of report by the high-power committee that is probing the styrene monomer vapour leak incident at the LG Polymers unit here till June 30. The committee is headed by Special Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad and comprises three members – Special Chief Secretary R. Karikal Valaven, district Collector V. Vinay Chand …

Mumbaikars report pungent smell from suspected gas leak, BMC says checking source
4 years, 7 months ago

Mumbaikars report pungent smell from suspected gas leak, BMC says checking source

India TV News  

Mumbaikars on Saturday night and early Sunday morning complained of the foul pungent smell emanating in several areas of the city. "All concerned agencies have been mobilised to check the source of the foul smell being complained of by several residents in the areas of Chembur, Ghatkopar, Kanjurmarg, Vikhroli & Powai," the corporation added. Preliminary information by BMC’s disaster management …

Visakhapatnam gas leak | How negligence and violations led to a deadly disaster
4 years, 7 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak | How negligence and violations led to a deadly disaster

The Hindu  

A little past 3 a.m. on May 7, Naveen woke up smelling something different in the air. But that was the last we saw of him.” Naveen’s uncle, C. Gangaraju, only in his mid-thirties, was among the 12 people who died after inhaling the poisonous styrene monomer vapour that leaked from the LG Polymers plant in their village that night. …

Directorate of Factories faults LG Polymers for styrene leak
4 years, 7 months ago

Directorate of Factories faults LG Polymers for styrene leak

The Hindu  

In a report to the National Green Tribunal, the Directorate of Factories has faulted the management of LG Polymers India for the leakage of styrene monomer vapour on May 7 that killed 12 persons and hospitalised over 500 in the city. “The management has failed to understand and manage the impact of changes in the storage of styrene monomer due …

Panel defers decision on green pass to LG Polymers
4 years, 7 months ago

Panel defers decision on green pass to LG Polymers

The Hindu  

A committee of experts constituted by the Environment Ministry has deferred its decision on providing environmental clearance to LG Polymers India, Andhra Pradesh. Permission sought In its application of 2017, the company applied for permission to manufacture polystyrene and increase capacity from 415 tonnes per day to 655 TPD, as well as a nod to obtain environment clearance. The EAC, …

Vizag Gas Leak : AP HC Directs Seizure Of LG Polymers Premises; Restrains Directors From Leaving Country [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Vizag Gas Leak : AP HC Directs Seizure Of LG Polymers Premises; Restrains Directors From Leaving Country [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday ordered the State Government to seize the company premises of the LG Polymers chemical plant at Vishakapatnam, from where the leakage of the Styrene chemical occurred during the wee hours of May 7, leaving many persons dead and injured.The Court also restrained the Directors of the Company from leaving the country without the …

Vizag gas leak: An avoidable tragedy
4 years, 7 months ago

Vizag gas leak: An avoidable tragedy

The Hindu  

On March 7 around 3.35 am 19-year-old medical student A. Chandramouli residing at RR Venkatapuram was suddenly woken up from his sleep by his parents. The fumes that the residents of RR Venkatapuram, Venkatapuram, SC-BC Colony, Kamparapalem, Nandamuri Nagar and Padmanabha Nagar inhaled that morning was the deadly styrene monomer vapour that leaked out of a storage tank in LG …

EXCLUSIVE | Vizag gas leak: CCTV footage shows how toxic vapour engulfed village as many collapsed on ground
4 years, 8 months ago

EXCLUSIVE | Vizag gas leak: CCTV footage shows how toxic vapour engulfed village as many collapsed on ground

India Today  

A CCTV footage accessed by India Today showed the horrific styrene gas leak from LG Polymers plant at Andhra Pradesh's Vishakapatnam. The Vizag gas leak tragedy on May 7 affected villages in a five-kilometre radius, killing at least 12 people and affecting thousands. The police had also filed cases against few locals for protesting against the gas leak and blocking …

Visakhapatnam gas leak | IAF airlifts 8.3 tonnes of chemicals
4 years, 8 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak | IAF airlifts 8.3 tonnes of chemicals

The Hindu  

The India Air Force on Monday airlifted 8.3 tonnes of chemicals from Gujarat that could reduce the toxicity of the gas leaked from a storage tank at the LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam last week, the Defence Ministry said. “Two An-32 transport aircraft of IAF were deployed to airlift approximately 1.1 tonnes of Tertiary Butylcatechol and 7.2 tonnes of Polymerization …

'I'm in deep shock': Eyewitness accounts of Vizag gas leak
4 years, 8 months ago

'I'm in deep shock': Eyewitness accounts of Vizag gas leak

India Today  

It was around 3 am on Thursday. When locals realised that a gas leak had occurred at the LG Polymers chemical plant, they rushed out of their homes to open areas, he said. 40-year-old Rama Rao, a resident of Ravi Nagar, located just 3 km away from the site of the gas leak, said he and his wife rushed to …

Over 60% of styrene vapour leak from Vizag plant polymerised: Report
4 years, 8 months ago

Over 60% of styrene vapour leak from Vizag plant polymerised: Report

Hindustan Times  

Over 60 per cent of the styrene vapour that leaked from a tank in LG Polymers near Visakhapatnam on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, has polymerized so far and all chemical tanks in the plant are safe, District Collector V Vinay Chand said on Friday. In a report submitted to Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy during a …

NGT issues notice to Centre, asks LG Polymers to pay ₹50 crores for damages
4 years, 8 months ago

NGT issues notice to Centre, asks LG Polymers to pay ₹50 crores for damages

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has ordered the chemical factory in Vishakapatnam, LG Polymers Pvt Ltd, where leakage of toxic gas left 11 dead, to deposit an initial amount of ₹50 crores for the damaged caused. Taking a suo moto cognizance of the incident, the NGT on Friday issued a notice to Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, Vishakapatnam …

Vizag Gas Leak: 19-Year-Old Son of Constable Among Those Dead
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag Gas Leak: 19-Year-Old Son of Constable Among Those Dead

The Quint  

“All four of them were shifted to different hospitals. As Chandramowli’s health was deteriorating rapidly, he was taken to King George Hospital,” Venkat Rao recalls. “Easwar Rao is totally numb and devastated after hearing the tragic news,” says Murthy, Easwar Rao’s colleague. I am yet to comprehend the events.” On Thursday, horrifying images came from Vizag, showing people collapsing on …

Visakhapatnam gas leak: NGT directs LG Polymers India to deposit ₹50 crore
4 years, 8 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak: NGT directs LG Polymers India to deposit ₹50 crore

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal on Friday directed LG Polymers India to deposit an initial amount of ₹50 crore for the damage caused by the gas leak in Visakhapatnam. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also issued notice to the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Central Pollution Control Board and the Union Environment Ministry, seeking their response …

‘Minuscule Technical Leak’: MHA on Claims Of Second Leak in Vizag
4 years, 8 months ago

‘Minuscule Technical Leak’: MHA on Claims Of Second Leak in Vizag

The Quint  

The styrene material, a highly flammable liquid, is usually kept in a cold storage space that is completely refrigerated. “Usually, when the material is used regularly there is no difference in temperature inside the tanks. Sprinklers, placed one metre apart, help cool the tanks,” J Siva Sankar Reddy, Joint Chief Inspector of Factories, Visakhapatnam told The Quint. Officials of the …

Vizag Gas Tragedy: A Reflection Of Bhopal's Interminable Misery
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag Gas Tragedy: A Reflection Of Bhopal's Interminable Misery

Live Law  

Opening our eyes to the horrific images of unconscious people and people with breathing difficulties brought the big media houses to divert from the ideological debates taking place since a long while. The chemical, methyl isocyanate, that spilled out from Union Carbide India Ltd's pesticide factory turned the city into a vast gas chamber. The US-based multinational company, Union Carbide …

Vizag gas leak toll goes up to 12, hours later fresh leakage forces another evacuation: 10 points
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak toll goes up to 12, hours later fresh leakage forces another evacuation: 10 points

India Today  

Death toll in the gas leak at LG Polymers chemical plant in Visakhapatnam has gone up to 12 with another person dying on Friday. Early morning on Friday, a day since the initial leakage, vapourised gas was again seen leaking from the LG Polymers plant, triggering panic. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel will take up …

Toxic disaster: The Hindu editorial on Visakhapatnam gas leak
4 years, 8 months ago

Toxic disaster: The Hindu editorial on Visakhapatnam gas leak

The Hindu  

The disastrous leak of a toxic chemical that has killed several people and left hundreds sick near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh comes as a shock to a nation struggling to cope with a prolonged lockdown. Styrene, the chemical involved in the disaster-struck plant that produces polystyrene products, is included in the schedule of the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous …

India gas leak: 13 dead and hundreds in hospital as toxic cloud spreads across southern city of Vishakhapatnam
4 years, 8 months ago

India gas leak: 13 dead and hundreds in hospital as toxic cloud spreads across southern city of Vishakhapatnam

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Distressing images on social media showed people who had …

Vizag gas leak kills at least 11, impacts another 1,000 people; disturbing visuals bring back memories of Bhopal gas tragedy
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak kills at least 11, impacts another 1,000 people; disturbing visuals bring back memories of Bhopal gas tragedy

Firstpost  

As India was grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, another mishap at a plastic factory in Andhra Pradesh’s Vishakhapatnam district killed at least 11 people, including one child and lead to the hospitalistaion of hundreds others. As India was grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, another mishap at a plastic factory in Andhra Pradesh’s Vishakhapatnam district killed at least 11 people, including …

Visakhapatnam Gas Tragedy: The Fight to Neutralise Styrene Vapours Continues
4 years, 8 months ago

Visakhapatnam Gas Tragedy: The Fight to Neutralise Styrene Vapours Continues

The Quint  

Officials of the Andhra Pradesh Department of Factories and LG Polymers are trying to neutralise the process to contain the formation of vapour. The styrene material, a highly flammable liquid, is usually kept in a cold storage space that is completely refrigerated. Sprinklers, placed one metre apart, help cool the tanks,” explained J Siva Sankar Reddy, Joint Chief Inspector of …

Visakhapatnam gas leak | NHRC issues notices to Centre, AP govt.
4 years, 8 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak | NHRC issues notices to Centre, AP govt.

The Hindu  

The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday issued notices to the Central and Andhra Pradesh governments on the gas leak in Visakhapatnam that left at least over 10 people dead and scores ill as of Thursday afternoon. At a time when human lives across the country are at stake due to spread of the COVID-19 virus and everyone is forced …

Vizag gas leak: All you need to know
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak: All you need to know

Business Standard  

11 persons, including one child, have died after chemical gas leakage of styrene gas at LG Polymers industry in Visakhapatnam this morning. Some fell unconscious while fleeing King George Hospital’s G Arjuna said a high concentration of gas near the leakage point and a longer period of inhalation by people when they were asleep made them sick. Women and children …

Vizag gas leak claims at least 11 lives: Amit Shah terms incident 'disturbing', says home ministry closely monitoring situation
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak claims at least 11 lives: Amit Shah terms incident 'disturbing', says home ministry closely monitoring situation

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday described the gas leak at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam as “disturbing” and said the central government is closely monitoring the situation. We are continuously and closely monitoring the situation,” Shah tweeted. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy spoke to Andhra Pradesh’s chief secretary and director …

7 workers hospitalised after gas leak in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh
4 years, 8 months ago

7 workers hospitalised after gas leak in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh

Op India  

After the news of the hazardous styrene gas leak in Vizag’s LG Chemicals plant, another report of an alleged gas leak in a Chhattisgarh plant has surfaced. As per reports, 7 workers in a paper mill in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh have been hospitalised. 7 workers of a Paper Mill hospitalised after being exposed to a gas leak reportedly while cleaning a …

Vizag gas tragedy: Negligence by LG Polymers led to gas leak, says Andhra Minister
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas tragedy: Negligence by LG Polymers led to gas leak, says Andhra Minister

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh's Industry Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy on Thursday said the negligence by LG Polymers led to a gas leak from its plant in Visakhapatnam, resulting in the death of eight people and affecting many others. The minister said the company management would have to own the responsibility for the tragedy, which affected people in surrounding villages. The contact numbers …

Vizag gas leak: How acute exposure to Styrene gas harms human body in the short and long term
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak: How acute exposure to Styrene gas harms human body in the short and long term

Firstpost  

As details trickled out on the nature of the gas leak at the LG Polymers in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on Thursday that killed at least 10 people and forced hospitalisation of hundreds of others, it became evident that it was the leakage of styrene gas that triggered the tragedy. The National Disaster Response Force’s Director-General S N Pradhan said, “This …

Vizag gas leak: Visakhapatnam gas leak under control, says LG Chemical; investigating cause
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak: Visakhapatnam gas leak under control, says LG Chemical; investigating cause

India TV News  

South Korea's LG Chemical on Thursday said a gas leak at its plant LG Polymers located near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh has been brought under control. Synthetic chemical styrene leaked from the industrial plant in Andhra Pradesh, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they tried to flee. What is LG Polymers: LG Polymers India, from …

Vizag Gas Leak: LG chemical factory was preparing to reopen post lockdown, says NDRF
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag Gas Leak: LG chemical factory was preparing to reopen post lockdown, says NDRF

India TV News  

Visakhapatnam: The gas leak incident at a plastic factory in Andhra Pradesh early on Thursday has claimed 10 lives, while more than a thousand people have been admitted to the hospital after they complained of difficulty in breathing and uneasiness. According to a statement by the NDRF, the gas leak incident in Vishakhapatnam took place as a plastic factory, that …

What is Styrene, the gas that leaked from Visakhapatnam plant and killed 11
4 years, 8 months ago

What is Styrene, the gas that leaked from Visakhapatnam plant and killed 11

Hindustan Times  

A chemical gas leak at a chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday killed at least 11 people. More than 1,000 people fell sick after inhaling the poisonous Styrene gas leaked from the plant. Styrene is used to make insulation, pipes, automobile parts, printing cartridges and copy machine toner, food containers, packaging material, carpet backing, luggage, shoes, toys, floor waxes …

Vizag gas leak: Residents asked to stay indoors, use wet cloth as mask
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak: Residents asked to stay indoors, use wet cloth as mask

India TV News  

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation on Thursday asked people staying near the chemical plant where a gas leak took place in the wee hours to stay indoors and use a wet cloth to cover their nose and mouth. At least seven people, including an 8-year-old child, have been killed and over 100 hospitalised due to the gas leak which took …

Visakhapatnam gas leak| Styrene, a poisonous gas, could have triggered series of explosions
4 years, 8 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak| Styrene, a poisonous gas, could have triggered series of explosions

The Hindu  

The styrene gas that leaked from LG Polymers which has killed at least seven people and created panic in several areas of Visakhapatnam leading to fleeing of homes in the vicinity of the plant is a poisonous, inflammable gas used in plastic engineering industry, and could have triggered a series of explosions, according to experts. Short and long-term effects Dr. …

Visakhapatnam gas leak claims 11 lives; over 350 hospitalised
4 years, 8 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak claims 11 lives; over 350 hospitalised

The Hindu  

Eleven people, including a six-year-old girl, died and over 350 were admitted to hospitals after styrene monomer gas leaked from a chemical plant belonging to LG Polymers at RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Problem in temperature controls led to the leak Following the leak the company and the district administration took up elaborate sprinkling of water inside the plant …

Visakhapatnam gas leak | Updates
4 years, 8 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak | Updates

The Hindu  

Eleven people, including a six-year-old girl, died and over 350 were admitted to hospitals after styrene monomer gas leaked from a chemical plant belonging to LG Polymers at RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel will take up on Friday the matter titled “In re: Gas Leak at LG Polymers Chemical …

Vizag gas leak: Management should be held responsible, says Andhra industry minister
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak: Management should be held responsible, says Andhra industry minister

India Today  

The management of the firm whose chemical plant in Vishakhapatnam suffered a deadly gas leak on Thursday morning should be held responsible for the accident, the state industry minister said. The firm operating the plant, LG Chemical Ltd., "should have been extra careful.especially since it was a prolonged lockdown", said Mekapati Goutham Reddy, Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Industries, Commerce, and …

Massive gas leak in Visakhapatnam, thousands affected, Opposition TDP demands probe: 10 points
4 years, 8 months ago

Massive gas leak in Visakhapatnam, thousands affected, Opposition TDP demands probe: 10 points

India Today  

A massive gas leak at the LG Polymers chemical plant in Visakhapatnam has left at least 8 dead and thousands of locals affected. Over 800 people were rushed to local hospitals in the morning while around 2,000 people were affected by the gas leak. At least 8 people have died and over 800 have been hospitalised after the gas leak …

'Year worsening by the day': Vizag gas leak plunges nation into sorrow | PHOTOS
4 years, 8 months ago

'Year worsening by the day': Vizag gas leak plunges nation into sorrow | PHOTOS

India Today  

A gas leak at a chemical plant near Vishakhapatnam killed at least 11 people on Thursday and brought back memories of another industrial disaster: the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority and spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy earlier today. Chemical gas leaked from …

Vizag gas leak: How events unfolded & why it happened | All you need to know
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak: How events unfolded & why it happened | All you need to know

India Today  

A major gas leak from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam occured early on Thursday and quickly spread to villages in a five-kilometre radius, killing at least 11 people and affecting thousands. The styrene gas leaked around 2.30 am on Thursday from a chemical factory called LG Polymers India Pvt Ltd in RR Venkatapuram village near Visakhapatnam. According to …

Vizag killer: What is styrene gas that leaked in Andhra Pradesh?
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag killer: What is styrene gas that leaked in Andhra Pradesh?

India Today  

The port city of Visakhapatnam, or Vizag, in Andhra Pradesh woke up to a gas leak tragedy on Thursday. A person who has inhaled styrene gas needs immediate medical help. Styrene gas also impacts the lungs and reduces the oxygen inhaling capacity, which may result in suffocation in some victims. Sudden and short-term exposure to styrene gas causes damage to …

Vizag gas leak kills 11, boiler blast rocks Tamil Nadu: Tragedies strike India amid coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Vizag gas leak kills 11, boiler blast rocks Tamil Nadu: Tragedies strike India amid coronavirus lockdown

India Today  

If anyone thought that India had seen the worst due to Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown miseries, Thursday proved them wrong. The first one, gas leak in LG Polymer Plant at R Venkatapuram village near Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam, killed 11 people and made at least 1,000 others sick. Vizag gas leak India on Thursday woke up to an industrial chemical leak …

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