Bhopal Gas: In December 1984, at an insecticide manufacturing factory in Bhopal, some workers were at work. It was nearly midnight, suddenly, some workers complained that their eyes were burning. They assumed that it was a gas leak. Of course, the workers then started investigating, to look for the source of the gas leak.
Then, a worker came across a dripping liquid. Along with it, a yellowish coloured gas was leaking. The worker told his supervisor what he saw. But the supervisor thought that it was water. Some minor leaks were common at a plant of that scale, it wasn’t unusual. The supervisor decided to check it out after their tea break.
So like every night, the workers went for their tea break, at about 12 o’clock in the night. But by 12:45 AM, the smell had become pungent. The workers realised that not only was there a strong smell, but their eyes were burning badly too. And they had a bad bout of coughing too. Over the next 2 hours, this gas spread all over Bhopal carried by air. It got inside homes. And over the next 2 days, thousands of people lose their lives. In this Bhopal Gas Tragedy. It is believed to be the most dangerous industrial disaster in the world.
