All you need to know about the Vizag gas leak
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What’s happening
A gas leak has been reported at the LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam, after many people living in the surrounding areas started falling sick.
In pic: Vapour billows out from LG Polymers industry after a major chemical gas leak, in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam.
In pic: Vapour billows out from LG Polymers industry after a major chemical gas leak, in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam.
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Plant
The LG Polymers plant is owned by a South Korean battery maker, and was restarting operations for the first time since the lockdown when the gas leak happened at 3 am on May 7.
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Production
Reports indicate that the gas released from the plant is Styrene - a benzoic compound - that is causing people major suffering in the coastal Andhra Pradesh city.
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Effect
As of now, eight people have died due to the gas leak, and hundreds have fallen sick, with breathing difficulties, rashes and vomiting.
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Measures
Currently, an NDRF team is evacuating the surrounding areas with estimates pointing to roughly 5000 people affected by the leak, which could - in the long term - cause cancer in the victims.
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Struggling to breathe
A boy affected by a chemical gas leak is carried for medical treatment in Vishakhapatnam.