Visakhapatnam: Poisonous gas leaks at MNC’s chemical plant, 13 Dead, Nearly 1000 Hospitalised

13 folks, together with a toddler, died because of toxic gas leaking at a chemical plant of a multinational firm in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This data was given by the information company ANI.

Visakhapatnam: 13 folks, together with a toddler, have misplaced their lives because of leaking toxic gas at a chemical plant of a multinational firm in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This data was given by the information company ANI. About 200 folks have been admitted to the hospital. Fireplace brigade, ambulances and police have reached the spot. About 1000 folks fell in poor health because of this.

Officers mentioned that close to the Chemical Gas Plant of LG Polymer India Non-public Restricted in village RR Venkatapuram, residents began feeling irritation and issue in respiration. He was instantly rushed to the hospital. ANI instructed that as quickly as data of the incident was obtained, ambulances, fireplace brigade and policemen reached the spot at the chemical plant.

Based in 1961 as Hindustan Polymer, the corporate was taken over by LG Chem of South Korea and renamed as LG Polymer India in 1997. This plant makes polystyrene and expandable polystyrene.