On the night of 2–3 December 1984, over 500,000 people in the vicinity of the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, in what is considered the world's worst industrial disaster. [3] .

Feb 15, 2025 · The Bhopal disaster was a chemical leak that occurred on December 3, 1984, in the Indian city of Bhopal. It killed an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people. At the time, it was the worst industrial accident in history.

Nov 22, 2023 · The 1984 gas leak in Bhopal, India, killed thousands. New research finds babies born to mothers who were pregnant at the time have suffered long-term impacts worse than those directly exposed.

3 days ago · The Bhopal gas disaster shows that there can be more dangerous tragedies than explosions. Visoot Uthairam / Getty Images. The Bhopal gas tragedy is etched in history as the world's worst industrial disaster.. It began with a gas leak at the Union Carbide factory, a pesticide plant located in Bhopal, India, in December 1984. This tragic incident resulted in the release of …

May 10, 2005 · 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.

Dec 3, 2024 · In the early hours of December 3, 1984, it did just that, as around 40 tons of it spewed from the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant on the outskirts of Bhopal, India. Dense, toxic...

Jan 28, 1985 · The Bhopal gas leak that killed at least 2,000 people resulted from operating errors, design flaws, maintenance failures, training deficiencies and economy measures that endangered safety,...