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Bhopal disaster
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Bhopal disaster Bhopal memorial for those killed and disabled by the 1984 toxic gas release
Bhopal memorial for those killed and disabled by the 1984 toxic gas release
Date 2 December 1984–3 December 1984
Location Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates 23°16′51″N 77°24′38″ECoordinates: 23°16′51″N 77°24′38″E
Also known as Bhopal gas tragedy
Cause Gas leak from Union Carbide India Limited storage tank
Deaths At least 3,787; over 16,000 claimed
Injuries At least 558,125

The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident in India, considered the world 's worst industrial disaster.[1] It occurred on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate gas and other chemicals. The toxic substance made its way in and around the shanty towns located near the plant.[2] Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259. The government of Madhya Pradesh confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release.[3] Others estimate 8,000 died within two weeks and another 8,000 or more have since died from gas-related diseases.[4][5] A government affidavit in 2006 stated the leak caused 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial injuries and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries.[6]

UCIL was the Indian subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), with Indian Government controlled banks and the Indian public holding a 49.1 percent stake. In 1994, the Supreme Court of India allowed UCC to sell its 50.9



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