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LG Polymers will not be allowed to function as it used to in the past at same location: AP CMSpeaking through video conference with officials and some of the victims, Reddy blamed the previous N Chandrababu Naidu-led government for ...
LG completes removal of deadly Styrene Monomer gas from Vizag, ships back to KoreaLG Polymers on Monday said it has completed transportation of its inventory of deadly Styrene Monomer (SM) from Visakhapatnam to South Kore...
LG sends eight-member South Korean technical team to Andhra Pradesh“An eight-member technical team from Seoul headquarters, led by the President of our Petrochemicals Company, has been dispatched to LG Poly...
Protesters demand closure of LG Polymers plant after toxic gas leakToxic styrene gas spewed out of the plant near the city of Visakhapatnam on Thursday, killing at least 11 people.
Why Visakhapatnam gas leak should set off alarm bellsReport suggest the plant operated between 1997 -2019 without valid environment clearances.
LG Polymers says vapour leak caused accident at Vizag plantThe unit of South Korean chemical giant LG Chem said it is committed to working closely with the concerned authorities to investigate the c...
Audit must for reopening of plants: Pollution BoardCPCB on Friday issued a set of instructions to all pollution control boards and centres to ensure all units undertake a “proper safety and ...
NGT fines LG Polymers Rs 50 cr for now on gas leak, forms fact-finding panelThe leak of hazardous styrene gas at the Visakhapatnam plant in the early hours of Thursday killed at least 11 people and exposed hundreds ...
'Minuscule technical leak' at Vizag factory; situation under control: OfficialsA "minuscule technical leak" had occurred at the chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam where styrene gas leaked in the early h...
Vizag gas leak: Police registers criminal case against plant managementEarlier, during his visit to Visakhapatnam to review the aftermath of the tragedy, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy spoke to the senior...
Glitch in regfrigeration unit led to gas leak: OfficialAfter the leak, the gas spread to the surrounding villages of Venkatapuram, Padmanabhapuram, BC Colony and SC Colony, with Venkatapuram bei...
MHA issues advisory on gas leakCommon symptoms of styrene exposure include irritation to eyes, nose and skin; gastrointestinal and respiratory effects. Its long term expo...
Long-term health effects due to styrene vapour exposure small: AIIMS directorAs far as treatment is concerned, there is no specific antidote or a definite medicine for reversing the effect of this compound.The therap...
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister announces Rs 1 crore relief to kin of people killed in Vizag gas leakThe chief minister announced a committee to probe into the mishap and also said the government would talk to the LG Polymers management see...
Vizag Gas Leak Live News: 11 dead after toxic gas leak, CM takes stock of situationReported stated that people complained of rashes even as many were found lying unconscious and facing breathing problems. The district auth...
Toxic gas leak at LG Polymers near Visakhapatnam kills at least 10; hundreds fall illThe death toll could mount as the condition of several of those hospitalised was reported to be serious. Dozens of villagers were found lyi...
Vizag gas leak: Chilling scenes bring back memories of Bhopal gas tragedyWomen and children were seen lying on roads struggling to breath, reminiscent of the infamous Bhopal gas tragedy when a leak from the Union...