Styrene

Police on Tuesday night arrested the CEO and two directors besides eight other officials of LG Polymers in connection with the styrene vapour leak incident in which 12 people were killed and 585 fell sick on May 7.

South Korean company LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life and public health in the gas leak incident at its plant in Visakhapatnam, the NGT has said while directing that the interim penalty of ₹50 crore would be spent on compensation to the victims and the restoration of environment.

The Andhra Pradesh CID police have registered a case against a 60-year-old woman for allegedly posting on social media questions about the recent Styrene gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam in which 12 people lost their lives and hundreds fell ill.

Days after its leaked vapour killed 11 people, about 13,000 tonnes of styrene from the LG Polymers plant at RR Venkatapuram near Visakhapatnam is being shipped back to the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.

The Andhra Pradesh government has today informed that those evacuated from villages affected by the gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam could not return till the impact of the chemical was neutralised.

The government today dismissed reports of another incident at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam last evening hours after overnight gas leak at the plant killed 11 and left nearly 1,000 sick.

After 11 people died due to a gas leak at a chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, the Union Home Ministry on Thursday issued an advisory for the general public about the things to be done and not be done following such an incident.

Environmentalists have advised everyone living in close proximity to the LG Polymers factory in Vishakhapatnam, where a styrene gas leak killed 11 people, must be immediately evacuated as the chemical is highly toxic and may have severe health impact - in the long and short run.

The chances of long-term health effects because of exposure to styrene vapour, which leaked from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, are less and illnesses caused by the gas is not universally fatal, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Thursday.

A chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh will face a probe over possible safety violations leading to the leak of styrene gas, resulting in 11 people being killed and 340 being admitted to hospital

A chemical leak in a plant of LG Polymers India in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district led to hospitalisation of 200 people and 11 deaths. 1,000 more people were affected by the gas leak from the plant left idle because of the coronavirus lockdown, according to senior police officer Swaroop Rani in Visakhapatnam. The plant, operated by LG Polym...

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu today demanded a probe into the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam and asked the Centre to immediately shut down the chemical plant from where styrene vapour leaked.

About 80-100 people have been hospitalised after a gas, Styrene, leaked in the area at about 2:30 am, NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said.

Eleven people, including two young children, were killed and over 1,000 are sick after gas leaked overnight at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam. Up to 25 are critical, said the National Disaster Response Force, declaring the incident a chemical disaster. Toxic styrene gas escaped from an LG Polymers facility that had been shut fo...

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Police on Tuesday night arrested the CEO and two directors besides eight other officials of LG Polymers in connection with the styrene vapour leak incident in which 12 people were killed and 585 fell sick on May 7.

South Korean company LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life and public health in the gas leak incident at its plant in Visakhapatnam, the NGT has said while directing that the interim penalty of ₹50 crore would be spent on compensation to the victims and the restoration of environment.

The Andhra Pradesh CID police have registered a case against a 60-year-old woman for allegedly posting on social media questions about the recent Styrene gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam in which 12 people lost their lives and hundreds fell ill.

Days after its leaked vapour killed 11 people, about 13,000 tonnes of styrene from the LG Polymers plant at RR Venkatapuram near Visakhapatnam is being shipped back to the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.

The Andhra Pradesh government has today informed that those evacuated from villages affected by the gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam could not return till the impact of the chemical was neutralised.

The government today dismissed reports of another incident at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam last evening hours after overnight gas leak at the plant killed 11 and left nearly 1,000 sick.

After 11 people died due to a gas leak at a chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, the Union Home Ministry on Thursday issued an advisory for the general public about the things to be done and not be done following such an incident.

Environmentalists have advised everyone living in close proximity to the LG Polymers factory in Vishakhapatnam, where a styrene gas leak killed 11 people, must be immediately evacuated as the chemical is highly toxic and may have severe health impact - in the long and short run.

The chances of long-term health effects because of exposure to styrene vapour, which leaked from a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam, are less and illnesses caused by the gas is not universally fatal, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Thursday.

A chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh will face a probe over possible safety violations leading to the leak of styrene gas, resulting in 11 people being killed and 340 being admitted to hospital

A chemical leak in a plant of LG Polymers India in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district led to hospitalisation of 200 people and 11 deaths. 1,000 more people were affected by the gas leak from the plant left idle because of the coronavirus lockdown, according to senior police officer Swaroop Rani in Visakhapatnam. The plant, operated by LG Polym...

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu today demanded a probe into the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam and asked the Centre to immediately shut down the chemical plant from where styrene vapour leaked.

About 80-100 people have been hospitalised after a gas, Styrene, leaked in the area at about 2:30 am, NDRF Director General S N Pradhan said.

Eleven people, including two young children, were killed and over 1,000 are sick after gas leaked overnight at a chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam. Up to 25 are critical, said the National Disaster Response Force, declaring the incident a chemical disaster. Toxic styrene gas escaped from an LG Polymers facility that had been shut fo...

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