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Breaking News May 7 LIVE Updates: Rescue operations underway at LG Polymers, Visakhapatnam amid gas leakage
Breaking News Today, 7 May 2020: In a major chemical gas leakage reported at LG Polymers in RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam district in the wee hours on Thursday, as many as three dead and more than 200 injured. The officials have been carrying out the rescue operations. On the other hand, the authorities have evacuated the people residing in the surrounding areas within a 3 km radius. It is learnt that the situation is said to be in control as of now. The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has ordered the officials for emergency rescue operations and is likely to visit Visakhapatnam to inquire about the situation and console the injured families
While in Telangana, there has been no major news, which is running smoothly except the social distancing being forgotten amid the opening of liquor sales. Moreover, the chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has urged the officials for a complete lockdown of Hyderabad and said that no people should enter or exit the city.
Coming to the weather report, the IMD officials have denied the speculations over the Amphan cyclone. However, they asserted there could be rains in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh due to continuous surface trough surrounding Telangana Rayalaseema and South Tamil Nadu.
Live Updates
- 7 May 2020 2:25 PM IST
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports about the death of eight persons and over five thousand others falling sick due to leakage of styrene gas in Vizag District of the State of Andhra Pradesh early morning today
- 7 May 2020 2:05 PM IST
CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy arrives at Rajendra Prasad ward, KGH. Over 200 victims, including 45 children, have been undergoing treatment at the ward.
- 7 May 2020 2:04 PM IST
CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy arrives at Rajendra Prasad ward, KGH. Over 200 victims, including 45 children, have been undergoing treatment at the ward.
- 7 May 2020 1:25 PM IST
Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Administration Botcha Satyanarayana says that nine deaths have been registered so far due to the gas leak and the count is likely to rise as the day progresses.
- 7 May 2020 1:24 PM IST
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy arrived at Visakhapatnam to meet those affected due to gas leak at LG Polymers.
- 7 May 2020 1:22 PM IST
Indian Navy provides five more Portable Multifeed Oxygen Manifolds sets to King George Hospital to treat patients suffering from health issues due to the gas leak occured at LG Polymers.
- 7 May 2020 1:18 PM IST
CPI leader K Narayana demanded an ex gratia of Rs 25 lakh to each deceased victim in the LG Polymers gas leak incident. He also demanded stringent criminal action against the LG Polymers company management.
- 7 May 2020 1:17 PM IST
According to Industries Minister M. Goutham Reddy, eight persons died so far. No workers from the company were among the dead.
- 7 May 2020 1:17 PM IST
Industry minister Gautam Reddy said permission to open the industry was given by them after self certification and gave protocols to be followed under supervision of experts. Will have talk to company management on where and whst went wrong. Air quality around the area of company is normal the minister added.
- 7 May 2020 1:16 PM IST
Union Home Ministry has permitted Leader of opposition N Chandrababu Naidu to go to Vizag. He will be leaving for vizag soon by special helicopter from Hyderabad
