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DISASTERS - BHOPAL
GAS LEAK DISASTER |
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Date-wise Events |
- December 02-03, 1984: The
gas leak occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the
Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- April 08, 1985: On this
day, India filed suit against Union Carbide for the gas-leak
disaster which killed an estimated 3,000 and injured another
about 500.000.
- February 14, 1989: Union
Carbide agreed on this day to pay $470 million to the Indian
government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal
disaster.
- February 01, 1992: The
Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declared Warren
Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian
law for failing to appear in the Bhopal Disaster case.
- June 2010: Seven
ex-employees, including the former UCIL chairman, were
convicted in Bhopal of causing death by negligence and were
sentenced to two years imprisonment and a fine of about
$2,000 each, the maximum punishment allowed by Indian law.
An eighth former employee was also convicted, but died
before the judgement was passed.
- September 29, 2014: Anderson,
the ex-CEO of UCIL and the main accused in the case, died on
this day.
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Description |
- It was a gas leak incident in Bhopal city of Madhya
Pradesh, India, considered the world's worst industrial
disaster.
- It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the
Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate
(MIC) gas and other chemicals.
- Over 3000 persons died and over 500,000 were injured out
of which over 4000 were permanently disabled. Government of
Madhya Pradesh confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to
the gas release. Others estimate 8,000 died within two weeks
and another 8,000 or more have since died from gas-related
diseases.
- A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused
558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial injuries
and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling
injuries.
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