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Visakhapatnam: Eight Dead, Over 5,000 Fall Sick After Chemical Gas Leak At LG Polymers Plant
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Atleast eight people, including two senior citizens and an 8-year-old girl, have died and over 5,000 people fell sick after an alleged gas leak from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam on Thursday (7 May), reports Times of India.
Panic struck in surrounding areas following a suspected gas leak in a chemical factory in the R R Venkatapuram village in Andhra Pradesh's Vishakhapatnam. People were seen running helter-skelter.
More than a 5,000 people in five surrounding villages, in a three km radius, have been reported sick.
Eyewitness said that many people were lying unconscious on the ground.
The incident took place at a polymers unit located in the vicinity of the Naiduthota area near Gopalapatnam.
Police, ambulances, and fire tenders have been rushed to the area to assist in rescue operations.
Efforts were underway to plug the leak.
Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy enquired about the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam and directed the district officials to take every possible step to save lives and bring the situation under control.
A statement from the CMO office said , "Due to a massive gas leak from LG Polymers plant in Venkatapuram created panic in the wee hours on Thursday, where many fell ill and being treated at King George Hospital."
The Chief Minister will leave for Vizag and visit the hospital where the affected were being treated.
He is closely monitoring the situation and instructed the district machinery to take immediate steps and provide all help, the statement said.
With IANS Inputs
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