Styrene vapour leak in India kills 12

An image from the styrene leak incident in India

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An early morning toxic gas leak from a chemical factory outside Vishakhapatnam city in the eastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh killed 12 people and hospitalised some 800 on 7 May. Nearly 1200 others had to be evacuated from nearby villages.