Vizag Gas Leak – Styrene Is A Poisonous Chemical Warfare Agent

In the early morning of 7th May, 2020 a poisonous gas leaked out of LG Polymers, a chemical factory in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh with atleast 10 death and over 5,000 sick and hospitalized. The company is owned by a South Korean battery maker LG Chemical Ltd. The chemical leaked during Vizag gas leak was identified as Styrene - a poisonous, inflammable gas used in plastic engineering industry as well as a chemical warfare agent. It is suspected that refrigeration issues due to lack of mainten...

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