Gas leakage was reported at South Korean company LG Polymers in Visakhapatnam. 11 people reported dead. Nearly 800 hospitalized. The company started in 1961, makes polystyrene.
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Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) started to rescue and asked people in nearby areas to vacate the place.
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The gas leak took place in a tank with 2,000 metric tons of chemical capacity and spread in a radius of 2.5 km.
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The leaked gas is known as Styrene Polymer.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his condolences to the deceased and chairs a high-level cabinet meeting. He Asked NDMA for a brief report.
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Andhra CM visited the patients in the hospital. The government announced Rs.1 crore aid for the families of the deceased.
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The forensic team reached the spot. The gas leak was an accident, said experts.
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500 kg of Para-tertiary butyl catechol (PTBC) chemical airlifted from Daman by Andhra Pradesh govt for neutralizing the gas leakage.
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