In which country did the Bhopal disaster take place in 1984, when the Union Carbide plant leaked toxic gas?

The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident in India, considered the world's worst industrial disaster.

It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way into and around the shanty towns located near the plant.

The official immediate death toll was 2,259. The government of Madhya Pradesh confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release.

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earlepg

I remember reading about the Bhopal tragedy at the time.

Char

Kenney Devey, of course it was as usual they don't take the blame look at them here.. latest to the opioid crisis they knew..

Char

Last time I knew they still hadn't cleaned up thier mess . disgusting

jhood

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larrywagner

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silrem

I did double chance to guard against Pakistan but didn't need it.

John Grubb

A very sad day for India!!

Mallory

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Karen Mulhollem

Kenney Devey, That may be true Kenney, but the major shareholder was the UK!

Kenney Devey

Ye, big American company owned it. Very sad disaster that could have been prevented if the pre-inspections were carried out. A lot of blaim was put on the Indian management.