10 Dead, 300 Hospitalised, More than 2200 Sick in Vizag Gas Leak

Gas leak incident took place at LG Polymers in Gopalpatnam in Vizag.

Vizag District Medical and Health Officer Tirumala Rao confirms 9 Deaths to ANI due to the gas leak and 300 others are admitted at various hospitals.

10 Dead, 300 Hospitalised, More than 1200 Sick in Vizag Gas Leak

It’s well to be mentioned that Gas leak incidents occurred at a chemical factory. Soon after the incident was reported to fire engines, the police, and ambulances reached the area to control the situation and around 800 people were taken to hospital. The National Disaster Response Force was also called in.

The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday appealed to people of Visakhapatnam not to panic and cooperate with authorities working to bring under control the situation following a gas leak from a chemical plant there

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday condoled the death of people in the Visakhapatnam gas leak incident. “Deeply distressed by the loss of lives due to gas leak … My condolences to bereaved families and wishes for the speedy recovery of those taken ill,” he said in a tweet.

Bharatiya Janata Party national President JP Nadda on Thursday expressed grief over the deaths in the Visakhapatnam gas leak mishap and called on party workers to provide all possible relief to the affected in coordination with the administration.