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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 10:57 AM IST
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed his concern over the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam. He called upon the government to take all necessary measures to provide best treatment to the affected persons and expressed his condolences to the bereaved families
- 7 May 2020 10:33 AM IST
Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: Chandrababu Naidu Expresses shock, urges everyone to take precautions
Shocked to learn about the death of 3 people & hundreds being affected by a gas leak from a plant near #Visakhapatnam. @jaitdp leaders and cadre must be readily available to help people in distress. I urge everyone to take necessary precautions as advised by the officials.
— N Chandrababu Naidu #StayHomeSaveLives (@ncbn) May 7, 2020 - 7 May 2020 10:30 AM IST
Eight deaths reported from morning in Visakhapatnam Gas Leak Incident
According to initial reports, toxic gas began leaking from LG Polymers near Gopalapatnam in Visakhapatnam at around 2:30 a.m. About eight deaths have so far been reported from morning.
- 7 May 2020 10:23 AM IST
Live Visuals from Visakhapatnam LG Polymer Gas Leak Area (Viewer discretion required)
- 7 May 2020 9:30 AM IST
BJP state president Kanna Lakshminarayana mourned on the death of innocent people and suggested to use private hospitals in Vizag to provide emergency treatment to the victims in the LG Polymers gas leak incident. Also suggested to deploy NDRF teams
- 7 May 2020 9:28 AM IST
TDP president, former CM N Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock over the Vizag gas leak incident. Mourned to know the death toll of innocent people. He said not only human but also livestock badly affected due to gas leak. It's pathetic to evacuate people from the residential areas. Many people at various hospitals are fighting in a serious condition. Urges to take immediate intense rescue operations. The change of colours on trees due catastrophic incident explosions intensity, he observed.
- 7 May 2020 9:16 AM IST
Children getting treated after they lost consciousness while inhaling the toxic gas leaked from LG Polymers in the early hours of Thursday at RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam.
- 7 May 2020 9:11 AM IST
According to sources, the death toll has gone up to six, including a child. It is said that the count is likely to increase further as many are undergoing treatment at various hospitals.
