: Vizag gas leak: Protestors put bodies in front of LG Polymers gate, demand closure of plant #IndiaNEWS Hundreds of locals from RR Venkatapuram and adjoining villages gathered outside LG Polymers India

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Vizag gas leak: Protestors put bodies in front of LG Polymers gate, demand closure of plant #IndiaNEWS
Hundreds of locals from RR Venkatapuram and adjoining villages gathered outside LG Polymers India in Andhra Pradeshâ€™s Visakhapatnam city on Saturday demanding immediate closure of the plant, PTI reported. At least 11 people, including a child, died on Thursday after toxic gas leaked from a chemical plant of the company. The villagers also demanded the arrest of those responsible. The locals tried to barge into the premises and shouted slogans demanding that the plant be moved elsewhere, according to the Hindustan Times. Meanwhile, ambulances carrying the bodies of the victims from King George Hospital were passing by. The protestors stopped the ambulances and laid out the bodies in front of the company gate. A villager told the Hindustan Times that it has been two days since the management was booked, but no action has been taken against the company officials yet. â€œWe shall not allow the company to run under any circumstances,â€? he said. The police in Andhra Pradesh had registered a case on Thursday against LG Polymers.#WATCH Andhra Pradesh: Locals protest at the chemical plant in R R Venkatapuram, Visakhapatnam where #VizagGasLeak happened. Protesters are demanding relocation of the factory from the area & arrest of those responsible for the incident. pic.twitter.com/KIbBL4I2Ne— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020 The police had to resort to baton-charging...Read more

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