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Styrene gas leak tragedy: NHRC accepts action taken in Andhra Pradesh
3 years, 10 months ago

Styrene gas leak tragedy: NHRC accepts action taken in Andhra Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

The National Human Rights Commission India on Friday accepted the action taken by the authorities concerned and the ex-gratia of ₹1 crore paid to the families of the 12 people who died in the tragic styrene gas leak incident in LG plant in Visakhapatnam. The Commission had taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the death of eight persons …

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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 …

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Visakhapatnam gas leak | Centre steps in, 500 kg of chemicals airlifted from Gujarat
4 years, 8 months ago

Visakhapatnam gas leak | Centre steps in, 500 kg of chemicals airlifted from Gujarat

The Hindu  

Around 500 kg of chemicals were airlifted from Gujarat and sent to Visakhapatnam on Thursday to neutralise the impact of hazardous gas Styrene that leaked at the plant in the early hours claiming more than half a dozen lives. Due to the lockdown, officials at LG Polymers Private Ltd, where the gas leak took place, requested the government authorities to …

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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 …

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No scientific studies report styrene gas causing deaths
4 years, 8 months ago

No scientific studies report styrene gas causing deaths

The Hindu  

The gas leak from LG Polymers, which led to the death of at least seven people in Visakhapatnam, is suspected to have been caused by styrene gas. The most common health problems when exposed to styrene involve the nervous system — both the central and the peripheral nervous systems. According to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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