Vizag gas leak LIVE updates: 11 dead, 1,000 fall sick, Andhra Pradesh to give ₹1 crore each to victim
Vizag gas leak LIVE updates: 11 dead, 1,000 fall sick, Andhra Pradesh to give ₹1 crore each to victims
10 min read . Updated: 07 May 2020, 04:14 PM ISTWritten By Anulekha Ray- At least eleven people including a child died after toxic gas had leaked from LG Polymers facility located near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh
- Indian Navy teams with about 50 breathing sets and associated portable air compressor rushed to help villagers
At least eleven people including a child died after toxic gas had leaked from LG Polymers facility located near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, the state government reported. At least 800 people were reportedly admitted to hospital. Ambulances, fire engines and policemen rushed to the chemical plant. Thousands of people were evacuated from the nearby villages, officials told.
Urging the residents to stay indoors, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation tweeted: "There is gas leakage identified at LG Polymers in Gopalpatnam. Requesting Citizens around these locations not to come out of houses for the sake of safety precautions."
The plant operated by LG Polymers was located in the outskirts of Visakhapatnam. The city and the surrounding area were home to around five million people. The plant was shut since late March due to coronavirus lockdown.
The local villagers informed the officials around 3.30 am today about the presence of gas in the air. "Hundreds of people have inhaled it and either fell unconscious or having breathing issues," Srijana Gummalla, Commissioner, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation said on Twitter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) officials on Thursday in the wake of a gas leak incident in Andhra Pradesh.
Here are the live updates on the chemical plant leak near Visakhapatnam
₹1 crore relief to kin of people killed in Vizag gas leak
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday announced an ex- gratia payment of ₹one crore each to the kin of those killed in the styrene gas leak incident at LG Polymers Limited near here.