1984 Bhopal facts

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A massive gas leak at a chemical plant in Bhopal, India in 1984 killed thousands of people n the surrounding town overnight and is considered the world's worst industrial disaster

All people convicted in the 1984 Bhopal MIC Gas disaster, which killed 3,000 people and injured over 500,000, got a total fine of $2,000

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1. The Bhopal disaster: on December 3 1984, more than 40 tons of methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, immediately killing at least 3,800 people and causing significant morbidity and premature death for many thousands more.

2. The biggest industrial disaster ever was a methyl isocyanate leak on Dec 2nd 1984 in Bhopal, India. With more deaths than the Chernobyl accident and probably most ever at an estimated total of 20000. The convicts merely received 2 years imprisonment and a $2000 fine, 26 years later!

3. A journalist named Rajkumar Kewsani wrote four articles about Bhopal's Union Carbide plant and the potential for tragedy between 1982 and 1984 - before the incident occurred. The articles were titled Please Save This City; Bhopal Sitting on Top of a Volcano; If You Don"t Understand This You"ll be Wiped Out; Bhopal on Brink of Disaster.

4. On December 3rd, 1984, in the middle of the night, thousands of people were gassed to death because of a catastrophic chemical leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India.

5. There were several leaks prior to the December 2nd deadly leak. One occurred in 1976 when employees noticed pollution indoors in the plant; one incident occurred in 1981 when an employee removed his gas mask after being splashed by phosgene and died 72 hours later; one leak occurred in 1982 when 24 employees were exposed to phosgene; one incident occurred in 1982 when MIC leaked and exposed 18 employees; one leak occurred in 1982 when 30% of an employee's body was burned by an MIC leak; one more occurred in 1982 when three employees were exposed to an MIC leak; and there were several leaks of MIC and other dangerous gases and chemicals in 1983 and 1984.

6. L the Yes Men pranked the BBC as a Dow chemical rep saying they were taking responsibility for the chemical disaster in Bhopal, India 1984. They were liquidating Union Carbide to pay 12 bil to the people. Dow's share price fell 4.24 percent in 23 minutes, wiping $2 bil. Off its market value.

7. In 1984 the Bhopal disaster killed 3,787 when over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals. The exact cause remains under debate