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Intense lightening storm ignited gas pipeline leak in Gulf of Mexico
Mexico's state-owned oil company said a bizarre chain of events, including lightening storm and simultaneous gas pipeline leak, set off strange subaquatic fireball seen last week in the Gulf of Mexico
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Maharashtra: Gas leak at chemical unit; people face breathing trouble
An incident of gas leak occurred at a chemical factory at Badlapur in Thane district, due to which a number of people living around the unit faced difficulty in breathing for a few hours
India allowing industries to expand with little scrutiny is disaster risk
The March 2021 amendment of EIA notification of 2006 reduces the scrutiny of habitually polluting units which want to increase capacity and product mix.
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AP govt informs NHRC about ex-gratia paid to Vizag gas leak victims
The Andhra Pradesh government has informed the NHRC that an ex gratia of Rs 1 crore each has been paid to the families of the 12 people who died in the styrene gas leak tragedy in Visakhapatnam
At least four workers die after gas leak at SAIL's Rourkela plant
The mishap took place at a coal chemical department facility in the morning when 10 workers were on duty there
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2 killed, more than a dozen injured in ammonia leak at IFFCO unit in UP
The injured are being treated in the government district hospital
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Protecting environment
The govt should revisit the draft EIA notification
20 workers fall ill after ammonia gas leak at Andhra Pradesh plant
While three of the victims were shifted to Ruia Hospital in temple town of Tirupati, five were admitted to the CMC hospital in Vellore in neighbouring Tamil Nadu
 "20 workers fall ill after ammonia gas leak at Andhra Pradesh plant")
20 workers fall ill after gas leak in private agro products unit in AP
Chittoor district Collector Narayana Bharat Gupta and Superintendent of Police Senthil Kumar visited the dairy unit and supervised the rescue operation
Visakhapatnam gas leak case: Andhra HC grants bail to LG Polymers CEO
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted bail to LG Polymer's CEO Sunke Jeyong, director DS Kim, Operations Additional Director PP Mohan Rao and eight other accused in Vizag's LG polymer gas leakage incident.Earlier last month, police had said that the judicial remand of 12 accused, including the CEO and two directors of the company, had been extended till August 5.The gas leak incident, which claimed 12 lives, took place on May 7 this year following which cases were filed against the LG Polymers management.After 2 months, the High Power Committee headed by Neerabh Kumar Prasad, special CS (EFS & T) has submitted its report to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in July.
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Vizag gas leak: LG Polymers CEO, 2 directors among other officials held
Visakhapatnam city Commissioner of Police R K Meena gave this information to PTI over phone
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AP gas leak incidents: NGT asks firms to compensate victims within 2 weeks
At Sainor Life Sciences factory, 2 workers were killed and 4 hospitalised after gas leaked; in the second incident, ammonia gas leaked at SPY Agro Industries resulting in death of 1 and injured three
Two dead, four hospitalised after gas leakage at a Visakhapatnam firm
Two persons who died were workers and were present at the leakage site, said Uday Kumar, Inspector, Parwada Police Station
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LG Polymers yet to respond to questionnaire on Vizag gas leak, says panel
The committee said that some of the regulators have already replied to the questions and reply is awaited from some
Gas leak under control, cause being investigated: Mumbai civic body
Many residents complained of suspected gas leak from Chembur, Ghatkopar, Powai and Vikhroli areas late on Saturday night
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Over 90 held for planning to protest near Visakhapatnam's LG Polymers plant
The arrests took place early morning at around 4:30 am
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8 dead, 50 injured as blast in boiler causes fire in Gujarat factory
As companies of methanol and xylene chemicals are located near the affected factory, authorities have shifted about 4,800 people from nearby Luvara and Lakhigam villages to safer places
 "8 dead, 50 injured as blast in boiler causes fire in Gujarat factory")
SC grants 30 employees of LG Polymers access to sealed plant at Vizag
The Andhra Pradesh High Court had also asked the directors of the firm not to leave the country without its nod
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Top headlines: HDFC Q4 PBT down 27%, LG Polymers faces court heat
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Sieze LG Polymers premises, Andhra HC orders over Vizag gas leak case
The premises of the company shall be completely seized and no one be allowed to enter into the premises, including the directors of the company, the court said
