Photos: Toxic gas leak at LG Factory in India

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.

Policemen stand guard as people gather in front of a LG Polymers plant following a gas leak incident.

People affected by a chemical gas leak are carried out of a truck to an ambulance.

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.

A man runs carrying a child affected by a chemical gas leak.

A crowd gathers outside the LG Polymers plant from where chemical gas leaked.

An ambulance drives past the LG Polymers plant from where chemical gas leaked in Vishakhapatnam, India. Synthetic chemical styrene leaked from the industrial plant.

Children affected by a gas leak from an LG Polymers plant lay on beds at the King George hospital in Visakhapatnam.

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.

People assist a victim following a gas leak at the LG Polymers Plant Building in Visakhapatnam.

A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) soldier is fitted with gear before he proceeds to the area from where chemical gas leaked.

Rescuers evacuate people following a gas leak incident at an LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam.

A rescue official helps a victim drink water following a gas leak at the LG Polymers Plant Building in Visakhapatnam.