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Yesterday (7th) At least 13 people died and hundreds of people were admitted to the hospital because poisonous gas leaked from LG Chem's India plant. However, a gas leaked out again at the site that I thought had been
rectified, and nearby residents are evacuating . Reporter Ahn Sang-woo reports.
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woman standing by the road suddenly falls.
Residents who have lost their consciousness have been seen everywhere in the village. There are also small children.
Gas leaked from a tank at the LG Polymers plant in southern India around 3:00 am yesterday.
Nearly 1,000 residents were exposed to this gas, complaining of difficulty breathing.
So far, at least 13 people have been killed, including a 6-year-old child, and more than 800 are being treated in hospital.
[Pradan / India National Disaster Response Center: About 800 to 1,000 people go to the hospital for treatment.]
However , as gas leaked again today, more residents were evacuated.
According to local media, this time, residents within a 5 km radius of the factory were reportedly in a hurry.
The plant produces polystyrene resin, which has been shut down as a containment measure to prevent the spread of corona19.
Indian police estimate that styrene gas, a synthetic resin material that was being stored in factory tanks, was leaked.
It is known that when exposed to high-density styrene, symptoms such as shortness of breath appear. Locally, there is a possibility that chemicals that were in a liquid state have turned into gas due to a defect in the refrigeration equipment of the factory.
"People Pick Down" ... LG Chemical plant 'Gas disaster' in India
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Yesterday, at least 13 people died and hundreds of people were admitted to the hospital because toxic gas leaked from LG Chem's India plant. However, a gas leaked out again at the site that I thought had been rectified, and nearby residents are evacuating. Reporter Ahn Sang-woo reports.
Source: sbskr