An investigation blames 'gross human failure' and lack of basic safety norms for a gas leak in an Indian chemical factory that killed 12 people.
A committee appointed by India’s top environmental court has blamed “gross human failure” and lack of basic safety norms for a gas leak in a South Korean-owned chemical factory that killed 12 people and sickened hundreds.at the LG Polymers plant in Vishakhapatnam, a port city in Andhra Pradesh state, were outdated and lacked temperature sensors.
Workers at the factory were slow to respond to the leak, and the chemical company lacked experience in monitoring and maintaining tanks full of chemicals that sat idle for weeks because of India’s coronavirus lockdown, said the committee’s report, which was issued Thursday. LG Polymers is owned by LG Chem, South Korea’s largest chemical company, which produces a range of industrial products, including petrochemicals, plastics and batteries used in electric vehicles. It is part of the family-owned LG Corp. conglomerate, which also has an electronics arm that globally sells smartphones, TVs and computers.The gas that leaked from the plant was styrene, which is used to make plastic and rubber.
Days after the mishap, the Associated Press found that the plant lacked environmental clearance before the leak.
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