[3] a government affidavit in 2006 stated that the leak caused approximately 558,125 injuries, including 38,478 temporary partial injuries. More than 25,000 people are estimated to have died from the leak, with more than 120,000 people. The 1984 gas leak in bhopal, india, killed thousands
Bhopal, India Poison Gas Leak Disaster, 1984
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On december 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in bhopal, india, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more Unveil the chilling account of the bhopal gas tragedy that shook the world on december 3, 1984 The 1984 bhopal gas leak is known as one of the most devastating industrial disasters that has ever take place The leak began at a union carbide pesticide plant on the night of december 2, 1984 in bhopal, india
The resulting cloud of gas reached more than 500,000 people in the coming days The leak has since been attributed to operating errors, design flaws, maintenance failures, training. The company involved in what became the worst industrial accident in history immediately tried to dissociate itself from legal responsibility In 1984, a poisonous gas leaked in the middle of the night from a pesticide factory in central india, killing thousands within days.
The 1984 bhopal gas leak is known as one of the most devastating industrial disasters that has ever taken place
The leak began at a union carbide pesticide plant on the night of december 2nd, 1984 in bhopal, india The resulting cloud of gas reached more than 600,000 people in the coming days