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India: Eight Dead, Over 120 Hospitalised After Major Gas Leak
A chemical gas leaked from an industrial plant in southern India early Thursday, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they tried to flee. At least eight people were killed and nearly 1,000 suffered breathing difficulties and other reactions.
Administrator Vinay Chand said several people fainted on the road and were rushed to a hospital in Vishakhapatnam, a city in Andhra Pradesh state. The dead included an 8-year-old girl.
More than 120 people from villages have been taken to hospitals following a suspected leak of styrene gas at the plant, the official told Reuters.
