Photos: Toxic gas leak at LG Factory in India

Hundreds in hospital after gas leaked from a chemical plant in Visakhapatnam

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Smokes rise from an LG Polymers plant following a gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam. Police said that the gas had leaked out of two 5,000-tonne tanks that had been unattended due to India's coronavirus lockdown in place since late March.
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Policemen stand guard as people gather in front of a LG Polymers plant following a gas leak incident.
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People affected by a chemical gas leak are carried out of a truck to an ambulance.
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People carry a woman affected by a chemical gas leak in Vishakhapatnam. Chemical gas leaked from an industrial plant in southern India leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they tried to flee.
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A man runs carrying a child affected by a chemical gas leak.
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A crowd gathers outside the LG Polymers plant from where chemical gas leaked.
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An ambulance drives past the LG Polymers plant from where chemical gas leaked in Vishakhapatnam, India. Synthetic chemical styrene leaked from the industrial plant.
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Children affected by a gas leak from an LG Polymers plant lay on beds at the King George hospital in Visakhapatnam.
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Children affected by a gas leak from an LG Polymers plant lay on beds at the King George hospital in Visakhapatnam. The gas leaked out of two 5,000-tonne tanks that had been unattended due to India's coronavirus lockdown in place since late March, according to a local police officer.
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People assist a victim following a gas leak at the LG Polymers Plant Building in Visakhapatnam.
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A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) soldier is fitted with gear before he proceeds to the area from where chemical gas leaked.
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Rescuers evacuate people following a gas leak incident at an LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam.
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A rescue official helps a victim drink water following a gas leak at the LG Polymers Plant Building in Visakhapatnam.

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