Vizag Gas Leak: 8 People died, 300 hospitalized, Over 5000 fall sick

By Cheena 07-May-2020

Vizag Gas Leak: Eight people, including two children, have died while about 300 are hospitalized and over 5000 people fell sick after a gas leakage from LG Polymers chemical plant in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh today. The Vizag factory was trying to open post lockdown when the incident occurred, DG NDRF told. Several people were taken to hospital after they complained of a burning sensation in their eyes and breathing difficulties.
Footages of the incident show people lying on Vizag's roads near the site, possibly unconscious. Many are being carried into ambulances, and people rushing in to help. An industrial siren sounds in the background, amid a heartbreaking scene of a child trying to wake up a woman lying unconscious on the divider.