Tag: Vizag Gas Leak

Visakhapatnam: Tragedy struck Andhra Pradesh early on Thursday as gas leaked from a chemical unit in the city, leaving one minor among 11 people dead, more than 70 left unconscious, with at least five sleeping hamlets affected unaware as most were still in bed. Initial casualties included an 8-year-old girl. One man is reported to […]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing grief over the gas leak tragedy in Andhra Pradesh, which has claimed at least 10 lives and left many ill, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday prayed for the well-being of the people in the neighbouring state. Taking to Twitter, Patnaik wished speedy recovery to those undergoing […]

Visakhapatnam: High tension prevailed at the LG Polymers at RR Venkatapuram village near here as irate villagers staged a protest on Saturday demanding immediate closure of the plant. The protesters placed two bodies of the dead in front of the factory main gate as part of the agitation while some youths barged into the plant […]

Visakhapatnam: Two persons died and four others took ill in a gas leak at a pharmaceutical unit in Visakhapatnam on Monday night, the second industrial disaster to strike the port city in less than two months. The incident occurred at Sainor Life Sciences Private Limited, a pharma company located at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City in […]

Visakhapatnam: LG Polymers Managing Director and CEO, Sunkey Jeong and Technical Director D.S. Kim were among 12 officials of the company arrested by Visakhapatnam police on Tuesday, in connection with the styrene gas leak tragedy that left 15 dead and hundreds hospitalised in May this year. Assistant Commissioner of Police, R.V.S.N. Murthy, who is also […]