Firefighters outside LG Polymers plant, the site of a chemical gas leak, in Vishakhapatnam, India, Thursday, May 7. Previous NextIndian authorities evacuated more people from villages near a South Korean-owned chemical factory where a gas leak killed 12 people and left about 1,000 struggling to breathe. Authorities said the evacuation was precautionary, but it triggered panic among people overnight that another gas leak was occurring. Factory owner LG Chem said it asked police to evacuate residents because of concerns that rising temperatures at the plant's gas tank could possibly cause another leak. Expert teams were checking the factory's vicinity for any aftereffects of the gas leak.

Source: The Standard May 08, 2020 08:30 UTC