Industrial Disasters

Rewriting an industrial hazards law that followed the Bhopal gas leak

While it is easier now to sue a firm for adopting harmful manufacturing processes, successive govts have dragged their feet on goading companies to take out adequate insurance

Dozens killed, scores injured in late-night Bangladesh container depot fire

Bangladesh has a history of industrial disasters, including factories catching fire with workers trapped inside.

13 die as fire breaks out at Maharashtra hospital treating Covid patients

Images tweeted by news agency ANI showed patients being shifted away from the Vijay Vallabh Hospital.

8 killed, 16 wounded in explosion in boiler room at Karachi factory

At least eight people have been killed and 16 others wounded in a blast inside a boiler room within a factory in New Karachi Industrial Area on Tuesday, police and local government officials said

Vizag gas leak: All you need to know

LG Chem, the owner of LG Polymers, said in a statement that the gas emitted in the leak can cause nausea and dizziness when inhaled

LG Polymer: What India should know about the company behind Vizag gas leak

The Korean company took over erstwhile Hindustan Polymers in 1997 from its then owner United Breweries Group

Five major industrial fire accidents that shook the nation's conscience

Each of these mishaps snuffed out innocent lives, often due to negligence on the part of the authorities

Explosion near chemical factory leaves 22 dead, 22 injured in China

The blast occurred outside the Hebei Shenghua Chemical Industry in Zhangjiakou