//07 May 2020
But the company management did not bother to take care of proper maintenance of the plant during the lockdown though it had secured as many as 45 passes for its staff for the purpose.
It had stored about 2000 metric tonnes of styrene but had failed to maintain the temperature under 20 degrees Celsius resulting in the accident. When the temperatures rose, styrene gas leaked and fire broke out. The gas spread quickly taking around ten lives and causing sickness to nearly 200.//
https://telanganatoday.com/what-caused-gas-leak-in-vishakapatnam
//07 May 2020
The NDRF team reached at the spot in time and gas has been neutralised, the CP said. Visakhapatnam District Collector Vinay Chand visited King George Hospital where people affected by gas leak are being treated. The prime minister has already spoken to the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and assured all possible support to the state. At least seven people have been killed, including a child, and about 120 have been admitted to hospital after a styrene gas leak.//
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/hyderabad/vizag-gas-leak-ndrf-leads-rescue-operations-styrene-gas-has-been-neutralised-says-cp/videoshow/75593713.cms
//07 May 2020
Indian Navy teams with about 50 breathing sets and associated portable air compressor rushed to help villagers affected by the gas leak near the LG Polymers Industry in Vizag.
The Indian Navy has provided five Portable Multifeed Oxygen Manifolds sets to the King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh to help the medical administration in tendering the villagers affected due to gas leak.
Director-General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) SN Pradhan said, "The incident was reported by locals around 2:30 in the morning, it was because of throat irritation and skin irritation and toxic smell. They informed the local administration. The administration officials and fire tenders reached the location. The NDRF unit of Visakhapatnam was informed at 5 am in the morning; they reached the site in half an hour and started rescue operations."//
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/andhra-pradesh-chemical-plant-gas-leak-live-updates-6-died-200-reportedly-in-hospital-11588826050031.html
//07 May 2020
Styrene can cause harm to humans by ingestion and inhalation. Irritation in throat, can lead to breathing difficulty, wheezing and respirator distress. It affects the brain, leading to headache, nausea, vomiting, unsteadiness, problems in walking, in high exposure can lead to coma and irregular heart beat. Effect on skin is mild, can also affect eyes, says Dr. Randeep Guleria, AIIMS.
There is no specific antidote, no treatment to reserve, it is mostly supportive, says Dr. Guleria.
Clothes are to be removed, exposed eyes can be washed with water, tissue and tower to clean the skin, individuals have to be monitored for breathing difficulty, some will have to be put on ventilators. Many will require oxygen facility. Nebulization can also be given. In serious cases steroids have been given. This is a illness that is not universally fatal. Depending on degree of exposure, effect can be higher, he adds.//
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/many-fall-sick-after-gas-leak-at-lg-polymers-plant-in-visakhapatnam/article31523178.ece
//07 May 2020
The management of a chemical plant near here where a gas leak left 11 people dead and hundreds hospitalised on Thursday was booked on charges including culpable homicide not amounting to murder and causing death by negligence police said.
In a related development, the Andhra Pradesh High Court took cognizance of the styrene gas leak and issued notices to the state and the Central governments, while observing how such a plant was allowed to operate in the midst of human habitations.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/many-fall-sick-after-gas-leak-at-lg-polymers-plant-in-visakhapatnam/article31523178.ece/amp/
But the company management did not bother to take care of proper maintenance of the plant during the lockdown though it had secured as many as 45 passes for its staff for the purpose.
It had stored about 2000 metric tonnes of styrene but had failed to maintain the temperature under 20 degrees Celsius resulting in the accident. When the temperatures rose, styrene gas leaked and fire broke out. The gas spread quickly taking around ten lives and causing sickness to nearly 200.//
https://telanganatoday.com/what-caused-gas-leak-in-vishakapatnam
//07 May 2020
The NDRF team reached at the spot in time and gas has been neutralised, the CP said. Visakhapatnam District Collector Vinay Chand visited King George Hospital where people affected by gas leak are being treated. The prime minister has already spoken to the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and assured all possible support to the state. At least seven people have been killed, including a child, and about 120 have been admitted to hospital after a styrene gas leak.//
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/hyderabad/vizag-gas-leak-ndrf-leads-rescue-operations-styrene-gas-has-been-neutralised-says-cp/videoshow/75593713.cms
//07 May 2020
Indian Navy teams with about 50 breathing sets and associated portable air compressor rushed to help villagers affected by the gas leak near the LG Polymers Industry in Vizag.
The Indian Navy has provided five Portable Multifeed Oxygen Manifolds sets to the King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh to help the medical administration in tendering the villagers affected due to gas leak.
Director-General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) SN Pradhan said, "The incident was reported by locals around 2:30 in the morning, it was because of throat irritation and skin irritation and toxic smell. They informed the local administration. The administration officials and fire tenders reached the location. The NDRF unit of Visakhapatnam was informed at 5 am in the morning; they reached the site in half an hour and started rescue operations."//
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/andhra-pradesh-chemical-plant-gas-leak-live-updates-6-died-200-reportedly-in-hospital-11588826050031.html
Styrene can cause harm to humans by ingestion and inhalation. Irritation in throat, can lead to breathing difficulty, wheezing and respirator distress. It affects the brain, leading to headache, nausea, vomiting, unsteadiness, problems in walking, in high exposure can lead to coma and irregular heart beat. Effect on skin is mild, can also affect eyes, says Dr. Randeep Guleria, AIIMS.
There is no specific antidote, no treatment to reserve, it is mostly supportive, says Dr. Guleria.
Clothes are to be removed, exposed eyes can be washed with water, tissue and tower to clean the skin, individuals have to be monitored for breathing difficulty, some will have to be put on ventilators. Many will require oxygen facility. Nebulization can also be given. In serious cases steroids have been given. This is a illness that is not universally fatal. Depending on degree of exposure, effect can be higher, he adds.//
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/many-fall-sick-after-gas-leak-at-lg-polymers-plant-in-visakhapatnam/article31523178.ece
//07 May 2020
The management of a chemical plant near here where a gas leak left 11 people dead and hundreds hospitalised on Thursday was booked on charges including culpable homicide not amounting to murder and causing death by negligence police said.
In a related development, the Andhra Pradesh High Court took cognizance of the styrene gas leak and issued notices to the state and the Central governments, while observing how such a plant was allowed to operate in the midst of human habitations.
The Centre on Thursday allowed airlifting of a special chemical from Gujarat to avoid any further damage at the factory in Vishakhapatnam, where the gas leak took place, officials said.
The move came after LG Polymers India Pvt. Ltd requested the central government for airlifting 500 kg of chemical PTBC from Daman airport to Vishakapatnam which would be useful in avoiding any further damage due to the leakage of Styrene gas.//
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/many-fall-sick-after-gas-leak-at-lg-polymers-plant-in-visakhapatnam/article31523178.ece/amp/
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