"인도 LG화학공장 가스 유출 9명 사망…수백 명 입원"<br /><br />A gas leak at an LG Polymers plant in southern India on Thursday has killed at least 9 people with more than 300 admitted to hospital.<br />Among those hospitalized, more than 70 are unconscious, according to police in Andhra Pradesh state.<br />Police say chemical gas had leaked from two of the plant's 5-thousand-ton tanks but, because of the COVID-19 lockdown, there were significantly fewer workers on site than normal.<br />However, more than a thousand people in the surrounding area have been forced to evacuate their homes as they have been experiencing difficulty breathing and with sore eyes.<br />The Indian government has dispatched rescue teams along with the police to investigate.<br />
