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Vizag gas leak: Andhra govt forms joint committee to ascertain cause
On Friday, 178 workers complained of eyesore and nausea after they inhaled a poisonous gas leaked from a chemical factory in Atchutapuram. The large campus houses three companies including Porus Laboratories Pvt Ltd, a veterinary drugs company.
Updated on Jun 04, 2022 02:15 PM IST
Styrene gas leak tragedy: NHRC accepts action taken in Andhra Pradesh
The Commission had taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the death of eight persons and over five thousand others falling sick due to leakage of styrene gas in Vizag district of Andhra Pradesh on May 7, 2020.
Published on Feb 20, 2021 02:25 PM IST
ANI | , New Delhi
Rs 50 crore deposited by LG Polymers to be used for eco restoration, compensating victims: NGT
The NGT also ordered the state to act against those who had given permission to the company to operate in violation of laws.
Updated on Jun 04, 2020 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
LG Polymers staff ran away at time of leak: Panel report
The committee, which included retired high court judge justice B Seshaseyana Reddy, conducted the inquiry at the plant on May 11, 12 and 14.
Updated on Jun 02, 2020 07:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Andhra HC orders seizure of LG Polymers plant at Vizag
The court also ruled that all directors of the company should surrender their passports to the government and shall not be allowed to go outside India without permission of the court.
Updated on May 25, 2020 08:16 AM IST
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
LG chairman apologises over Vizag gas leaks, fire in Seoul plant
On Wednesday, a fire broke out at LG Chem’s plant in Seosan, around 120 kilometres south of Seoul, killing a researcher and injuring two workers.
Updated on May 20, 2020 12:52 PM IST
Seoul | Agence France-Presse | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Vizag gas leak: 60-yr-old woman arrested for posting objectionable content against LG Polymers
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) unit of Guntur Police served a notice on Poonthota Ranganayaki under Section 41-A of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
Updated on May 19, 2020 04:01 PM IST
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Stringent action will be taken against LG Polymers: Andhra CM
CM Reddy, who held a video conference with the officials and some of those affected by the gas leak, said that the South Korean firm would be held responsible for the tragedy, and action would be taken against its errant employees.
Updated on May 18, 2020 10:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Vizag gas leak: LG Chem to transport Styrene Monomer inventory to South Korea
The company would continue to work with government agencies to ensure all possible support for bereaved families and victims, LG Polymers, a step-down firm of LG Chem, said in a statement.
Published on May 14, 2020 01:19 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
S.Korea’s LG Chem sends delegation to India to probe deadly gas leak
An eight-member delegation will meet the affected residents and government officials.
Updated on May 13, 2020 05:48 AM IST
Seoul | Reuters | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Andhra govt to bear life-long treatment cost of those hit by Vizag gas leak
The gas leakage from the storage tank of LG Polymers at RR Venkatapuram on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam on May 7 claimed 12 lives and hundreds of others were hospitalised.
Updated on May 12, 2020 10:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
After Vizag gas leak, Centre issues guidelines for restarting industries post-coronavirus lockdown
The MHA order also said that state governments should be prepared to implement a disaster management plan for major accidental hazard units.
Updated on May 10, 2020 10:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
Keep poisonous chemicals away from workplaces, GB Nagar district admin warns factories
District magistrate Suhas LY said altogether seven companies have been asked to immediately provide their detailed on-site emergency plan along with the names and numbers of contact persons, to the deputy magistrate and deputy commissioner of police (DCP) of their respective areas.
Updated on May 10, 2020 03:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Noida | Sanjeev K Jha
TDP slams YSRC on Vizag gas leak, accuses govt of being lenient with LG Polymers
The TDP has accused the Jagan Mohan Reddy government of adopting a soft approach towards the company, with the YSRC digging out past records to prove that it was the previous TDP government led by N Chandrababu Naidu which had allocated extra land to the company to expand its capacity.
Updated on May 09, 2020 08:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Vizag gas leak: LG Polymers apologises, says normalcy at plant restored
The company, in a detailed statement, said it will work with the authorities to investigate the cause of the incident and ensure that such an incident is never repeated.
Updated on May 09, 2020 05:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
LG Polymers says vapour leak caused accident at Vizag plant
The unit of South Korean chemical giant LG Chem said it is committed to working closely with the concerned authorities to investigate the cause of the incident, prevent recurrence in future and secure the foundation for care and treatment.
Published on May 09, 2020 04:51 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
Vizag gas leak: 5-member panel to probe lapses, neutralising Styrene gas to take more time
Andhra government has asked the committee to also recommend action against the plant if negligence is found on their part.
Updated on May 08, 2020 07:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
Over 60% of styrene vapour leak from Vizag plant polymerised: Report
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Nilam Sawhney issued an order appointing a high-level probe into the causes behind the gas leak and suggest measures to improve the protocol for industrial safety of similar types of plants.
Updated on May 08, 2020 03:58 PM IST
Amravati | Press Trust of India| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
‘It turned into a fog’: Locals recount Vizag gas leak in which 11 were killed
As rescuers rushed to take people to the hospital, many others were seen gasping for breath as they tried to flee, disoriented by the vapours.
Updated on May 08, 2020 07:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
Vizag gas leak: Opposition expresses grief, demands probe
In a letter to commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, TDP president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu demanded that the plant be closed down immediately and a thorough inquiry ordered into the gas leakage.
Published on May 08, 2020 06:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, | HT Correspondent and Agencies
‘No precautionary measure, no emergency alarm’: BMS submits report on Vizag gas leak to NGT
The report states that neither did the company take any precautionary measures, nor did it use the emergency alarm immediately after the incident to alert people.
Published on May 07, 2020 11:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Smriti Kak Ramachandran
NGT to take up Vizag gas leak case tomorrow
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel will take up on Friday the matter titled “In re: Gas Leak at LG Polymers Chemical Plant in RR Venkatapuram Village Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh”.
Published on May 07, 2020 09:20 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by: Harshita Singh
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Updated on May 07, 2020 09:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, | HT Correspondent
Vizag gas leak: Guj govt to send chemical used as neutraliser
Para-tertiary butyl catechol or PTBC is currently being used in Visakhapatnam to neutralise the effect of the gas leak, said Ashwani Kumar, secretary in the Gujarat chief minister’s office.
Published on May 07, 2020 07:26 PM IST
Ahmedabad | Press Trust of India
Unconscious people, animals turning grey: Scenes outside Vizag plant
Not just human beings, hundreds of cattle, poultry birds, dogs and cats were lying motionless on the roads following white fumes of styrene that engulfed the villages in a radius of about 3 km from the chemical plant.
Updated on May 07, 2020 07:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
How Vizag styrene gas leak unfolded around 3 am: Timeline of the tragedy
According to news agency ANI, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief SN Pradhan said about 1,000 to 1,500 people had been evacuated by the authorities and more than 800 taken to hospital.
Updated on May 07, 2020 06:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Vizag gas leak: Plant produced stuff used to make disposable plastic cutlery
The company, according to its website, was established in 1961 as ‘Hindustan Polymers’ by the Shriram Group for manufacturing PS and its co-polymers at Visakhapatnam.
Published on May 07, 2020 05:51 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
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Updated on May 07, 2020 05:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘Heart-breaking, Shocking,’ Virat Kohli, Yuvraj offer condolence to families affected in Vizag gas leak
The tragedy that took place in the early hours of Tuesday has left over a thousand sick and a rising death toll.
Updated on May 07, 2020 04:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | hindustantimes.com | edited by Aditya Bhattacharya
Vizag gas leak: AP Police shares ‘milk & banana’ formula to neutralise the effect
Earlier in the day, Andhra Pradesh DGP Damodar Goutam Sawang said one of the antidotes to the reactions caused by the gas inhalation is drinking a lot of water.
Updated on May 07, 2020 03:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
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