인도 LG화학공장 가스누출…새벽 잠든 주민 덮쳐 "11명 사망"<br /><br />A gas leak from an LG chemical plant in southern India on Thursday left big groups of people gasping for air,... with some collapsing face down on the streets.<br />Once it was all over,... at least eleven people were dead and hundreds hospitalized but now there are reports that there's another leakage from the same factory.<br />Kim Dami has the details.<br />India woke up to a toxic gas leakage on Thursday, leaving at least 11 people dead, including an eight-year-old child, as well as hundreds more who were rushed to hospital.<br />The accident occurred in India's Andhra Pradesh state at a plant operated by LG Polymers, a unit of South Korea's biggest petrochemical maker LG Chemical.<br />Most of the victims lost consciousness while driving or standing on balconies outside their homes.<br />The leakage during the early hours of the morning also gassed people as they slept.<br />The toxic gas has been identified as Styrene, a flammable liquid that's heated into a gas to make industrial products like rubber and latex.<br />The gas reportedly leaked after being heated at the factory.<br />Around a thousand people were directly exposed and around 3-thosuand people in the contaminated area were evacuated.<br />The gas leak was later sealed and the air gradually cleared.<br />"And other measures to neutralize the entire chemical situation there is also being taken. So overall, the situation is under control."<br />No South Korean victims were reported.<br />In a statement released from Seoul, LG Chemical said the gas can cause nausea and dizziness when inhaled and it pledged to ensure the casualties receive treatment quickly.<br />Praying for safety for all affected, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said the government is reviewing rescue and relief operations.<br />The tragedy comes after the plant reopened following India's national lockdown that was imposed in late March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />Kim Dami, Arirang News.<br />
