Gas leak in a chemical plant at Vizag which claimed six lives till now and hundreds have been hospitalised
Visakhapatnam: A gas leak in the wee hours of Thursday at a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam has so far left six people dead and more than a thousand people have fallen sick.
According to a TNM report, the gas leak at LG polymers chemical plant in RR Venkatapuram started around 2 am on thursday and spread to about 4 kms.
Based on initial police reports, six people have died and nearly 500 people have been hospitalized. so far three villages have been evacuated.
Srijana Gummalla, Commissioner of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), had tweeted, "Primary report is PVC gas (or Styrene) leaked from LG Polymers, Vepagunta near Gopalapatnam in Visakhapatnam at around 2:30 am today (Thursday). Because of the leakage of the said compound gas, hundreds of people have inhaled it and either fell unconscious or having breathing issues."