...
...

vizag gas leak news

Vizag gas leak: Andhra govt forms joint committee to ascertain cause

 Officials after women workers working in an apparel unit in a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) fell sick following a suspected ammonium gas leak, at Atchyutapuram in Visakhapatnam.
india news
Updated on Jun 04, 2022 02:15 pm IST

Styrene gas leak tragedy: NHRC accepts action taken in Andhra Pradesh

A boy affected by a chemical gas leak is carried for medical treatment in Vishakhapatnam, India, Thursday, May 7, 2020.
india news
Published on Feb 20, 2021 02:34 pm IST

Rs 50 crore deposited by LG Polymers to be used for eco restoration, compensating victims: NGT

The NGT also said that LG Polymers was liable for the damage to environment and loss of lives and public health.
india news
Updated on Jun 04, 2020 01:01 am IST

LG Polymers staff ran away at time of leak: Panel report

The plant’s director (operation) and production manager G Raju tried to explain that he and others tried to add para-tertiary butyl catechol to reduce the intensity of the leakage.
india news
Updated on Jun 02, 2020 07:43 am IST

Andhra HC orders seizure of LG Polymers plant at Vizag

Toxic styrene gas spewed out of the plant near Visakhapatnam on May 7, killing at least 12 people and forcing hundreds to be hospitalised for treatment.
andhra pradesh
Updated on May 25, 2020 08:16 am IST

LG chairman apologises over Vizag gas leaks, fire in Seoul plant

An unconscious police official being taken for treatment to a hospital after a major chemical gas leakage at LG Polymers industry in RR Venkatapuram village, at a railway station in Visakhapatnam.
world news
Updated on May 20, 2020 12:52 pm IST

Vizag gas leak: 60-yr-old woman arrested for posting objectionable content against LG Polymers

The police is on the lookout for another person, Malladi Raghunath, who had allegedly supported her views.
andhra pradesh
Updated on May 19, 2020 04:01 pm IST

Stringent action will be taken against LG Polymers: Andhra CM

He said the company, which was given permission during the previous N. Chandrababu Naidu regime to operate, would not be allowed to function.
india news
Updated on May 18, 2020 10:42 pm IST

Vizag gas leak: LG Chem to transport Styrene Monomer inventory to South Korea

The South Korean chemicals giant has sent an eight-member team from Seoul to investigate the Visakhapatnam gas leak incident and rehabilitate the victims of the tragedy
business
Published on May 14, 2020 01:19 pm IST

S.Korea’s LG Chem sends delegation to India to probe deadly gas leak

Smokes rise from an LG Polymers plant following a gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam.
world news
Updated on May 13, 2020 05:48 am IST

Andhra govt to bear life-long treatment cost of those hit by Vizag gas leak

Meanwhile, 367 people affected by the gas leakage from LG Polymers plant were still undergoing treatment in different hospitals, while 200 others having recovered were discharged on Tuesday. (HT photo)
india news
Updated on May 12, 2020 10:03 pm IST

After Vizag gas leak, Centre issues guidelines for restarting industries post-coronavirus lockdown

Security guards stand outside LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam, on May 7.
india news
Updated on May 10, 2020 10:12 am IST

Keep poisonous chemicals away from workplaces, GB Nagar district admin warns factories

The DM Suhas LY also said these factories have been asked to prepare a disaster management plan for emergencies.
noida news
Updated on May 10, 2020 03:14 pm IST

TDP slams YSRC on Vizag gas leak, accuses govt of being lenient with LG Polymers

Expressing doubts over the content of the gas leaked from the plant, N Chandrababu Naidu pointed out that though the company claimed that the gas that had leaked was Styrene, there were also reports of other toxic gases being in it.
india news
Updated on May 09, 2020 08:05 pm IST

Vizag gas leak: LG Polymers apologises, says normalcy at plant restored

Security guards stand outside LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam.
india news
Updated on May 09, 2020 05:52 pm IST

LG Polymers says vapour leak caused accident at Vizag plant

The gas leakage from the plant was reported on Thursday morning after the company tried to restart operations following the partial easing of the coronavirus lockdown.
business
Published on May 09, 2020 04:51 pm IST

Vizag gas leak: 5-member panel to probe lapses, neutralising Styrene gas to take more time

Police personnel at the LG Polymers plant, a day after the major chemical gas leak incident, in RR Venkatapuram village in Visakhapatnam
india news
Updated on May 08, 2020 07:51 pm IST

Over 60% of styrene vapour leak from Vizag plant polymerised: Report

As many as 11 people were killed in the early morning gas leak on Thursday, May 7 2020 which affected around 1,000 people.
andhra pradesh
Updated on May 08, 2020 03:58 pm IST

‘It turned into a fog’: Locals recount Vizag gas leak in which 11 were killed

Vapour comes out from LG Polymers chemical plant after a gas leak, in a village near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
india news
Updated on May 08, 2020 07:45 am IST

Vizag gas leak: Opposition expresses grief, demands probe

Chandrababu Naidu demanded that the Visakhapatnam plant be closed down immediately.
india news
Published on May 08, 2020 06:15 am IST

‘No precautionary measure, no emergency alarm’: BMS submits report on Vizag gas leak to NGT

The report submitted by the BMS president of Andhra Pradesh unit Mannava Sravan Kumar said it was the villagers who alerted authorities about the leakages.
india news
Published on May 07, 2020 11:10 pm IST

NGT to take up Vizag gas leak case tomorrow

Vapour billows out from LG Polymers industry after a major chemical gas leak, in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, Thursday, May 07, 2020.
india news
Published on May 07, 2020 09:20 pm IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav admitted in hospital and all the latest news

SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav is assisted by others during the budget session in Parliament, in New Delhi, on March 6, 2020.(Mohd Zakir/HT file photo)
india news
Updated on May 07, 2020 09:05 pm IST

Vizag gas leak: Guj govt to send chemical used as neutraliser

Affected people being taken to a hospital for treatment after a major chemical gas leakage at LG Polymers industry in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, Thursday, May 07, 2020.
india news
Published on May 07, 2020 07:26 pm IST

Unconscious people, animals turning grey: Scenes outside Vizag plant

An unconscious woman affected by styrene vapour leak from a polymer plant, being carried to a hospital for treatment, in Visakhapatnam on May 7, 2020.
india news
Updated on May 07, 2020 07:11 pm IST

How Vizag styrene gas leak unfolded around 3 am: Timeline of the tragedy

Survivors of the gas leak from LG Polymers in Visakhapatnam on Thursday recovering at a hospital.
india news
Updated on May 07, 2020 06:19 pm IST

Vizag gas leak: Plant produced stuff used to make disposable plastic cutlery

Smoke is seen at LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam, India, May 7, 2020.
india news
Published on May 07, 2020 05:51 pm IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: UN expects a global baby boom led by India due to Covid-19 lockdowns and all the latest news

Following India will be countries such as China (13.5 million births), Nigeria (6.4 million), Pakistan (5 million) and Indonesia (4 million).
india news
Updated on May 07, 2020 05:01 pm IST

‘Heart-breaking, Shocking,’ Virat Kohli, Yuvraj offer condolence to families affected in Vizag gas leak

The gas leak is reported to have occurred between 3 am and 4 am on Thursday morning.
cricket
Updated on May 07, 2020 04:19 pm IST

Vizag gas leak: AP Police shares ‘milk & banana’ formula to neutralise the effect

Visakhapatnam: An affected man being taken for treatment at King George Hospital after a major chemical gas leakage at LG Polymers industry in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam.)
india news
Updated on May 07, 2020 03:42 pm IST
View more
Home / Topic / Vizag Gas Leak / News
Sign in
Sign out
Subscribe Now
Copyright © HT Digital Streams Ltd. All rights reserved.