a brief note on bhopal gas tragedy
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The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is considered to be the world's worst industrial disaster. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas. The highly toxic substance made its way into and around the small towns located near the plant.
The official immediate death toll was 2,259. The government of Madhya Pradesh confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release.
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The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is considered to be the world's worst industrial disaster. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas. The highly toxic substance made its way into and around the small towns located near the plant.
The official immediate death toll was 2,259. The government of Madhya Pradesh confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release.
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Bhopal gas tragedy was one of the greatest tragedy in India that killed thousands of people.
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- The disaster happened at the Union Carbide subsidiary (pesticide) plant in Bhopal.
- The tragedy happened in December 1984 in Bhopal and was called Bhopal gas incident.
- The deaths occurred because of the chemical that leaked from the plant to the atmosphere.
- Methyl isocyanate responds strongly in the atmosphere by burning the victim's eyes and skin.
- It's estimated that about 25,000 people died and 50,000 injured.
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