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CryptoYaar t1_j8cr36s wrote

Reply to comment by A-Delonix-Regia in India finds Lithium deposits for first time in country by magical_healing

You're talking about East Palestine gas train accident?

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Nijajjuiy88 t1_j8csok0 wrote

Bhopal gas leak, I dont know about East Palestine in India.

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A-Delonix-Regia t1_j8ctl1f wrote

What? No! That was a train in the Middle East USA. I am talking about a pesticide factory in India.

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CryptoYaar t1_j8d1ehk wrote

Lol! I made the same mistake when I read East Palestine name and thought it was Middle East.

Can you elaborate on the pesticide factory?

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A-Delonix-Regia t1_j8d44ji wrote

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster

TLDR: There is an American chemicals company called Union Carbide, and they had a pesticide factory in Bhopal, India (around the geographical centre of India).

In December 1984, a storage tank at the factory, storing methyl isocyanate (a toxic gas) leaked due to a water leak into the tank (the gas reacts with water and causes a large increase in gas pressure), and the pressure broke the tank and all the gas leaked out. There were three safety devices installed to prevent this sort of problem, and all three were not working due to poor maintenance.

The gas leaked out to the nearby neighbourhoods, injuring more than 500,000 people. About 8,000 died within two weeks (another 8,000 are believed to have died years later due to long-term illnesses from the poisoning).

Union Carbide claims that it was sabotage by an employee, but there is no conclusive evidence whether it happened on its own or because of sabotage. But, Union Carbide had poorly maintained safety systems which could have stopped sabotage if they were properly maintained and functioning.

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CryptoYaar t1_j8d4t6e wrote

Good God, this is disturbing and disgusting.

Thank you for sharing. I am going to do some more research on it for myself.

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