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Protesters Demand Closure Of LG Polymer Plant

May 9, 2020 | Pratirodh Bureau

Residents speak with a local politician outside the LG Polymers Plant following a gas leak at the plant in Visakhapatnam on May 8, 2020

Villagers placed the bodies of three victims of a deadly gas leak from an LG Polymers plant in Andhra Pradesh at the gates of the site on Saturday, and demanded the factory be shut down immediately and its top management arrested.

Toxic styrene gas spewed out of the plant near the city of Visakhapatnam on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and forcing 800 more to be hospitalized for treatment. Hundreds of victims remain in hospital.

On Saturday, villagers staged a sit-in at the plant’s gate with three bodies of victims as the Director General of Police visited the plant, Reuters’ partner ANI reported.

Some protesters barged into the compound and police had to block their way to allow officials investigating the leak to come in and out.

Protestors shouted “We want justice!” and demanded a permanent closure of the factory that is close to residential areas, ANI reported.

They also called for the arrest of the factory management of LG Polymers, which is a subsidiary of LG Chem Ltd, South Korea’s biggest petrochemical company.

Police have filed a negligence and culpable homicide complaint against the management of the LG Polymers plant.

In a statement on Saturday, LG Polymers apologised to all those affected by the incident and said it would extend all possible support to ensure those affected and their families were taken care of.

“The company is committed to work closely with the concerned authorities in India to investigate the cause of this incident,” the company said.

It said its initial investigations suggested the tragedy was caused by leaking vapour from a styrene monomer storage tank.

Tags: Andhra Pradesh, LG Chem Ltd, LG Polymers plant, Pratirodh, South Korea, styrene gas, Visakhapatnam

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