Bhopal disaster - Wikipedia
On 3 December 1984, over 500,000 people in the vicinity of the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl …
Bhopal disaster | Causes, Effects, Facts, & History | Britannica
Nov 26, 2025 · The Bhopal disaster was a chemical leak that occurred on December 3, 1984, in the Indian city of Bhopal. It killed an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people. At the time, it was the …
The World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster Exposed 500,000 People …
Dec 3, 2024 · In the early hours of December 3, 1984, it did just that, as around 40 tons of it spewed from the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant on the outskirts of Bhopal, India. …
The Bhopal Gas Tragedy Killed Thousands and Doomed …
Feb 21, 2025 · It began with a gas leak at the Union Carbide factory, a pesticide plant located in Bhopal, India, in December 1984. This tragic incident resulted in the release of toxic methyl …
40 years later, Bhopal is still in crisis - Chemical & Engineering News
In 1984, the world’s worst industrial disaster unfolded in Bhopal, a city in central India. A cloud of toxic gases escaped from Union Carbide’s pesticide plant and blanketed dense settlements …
The Bhopal Chemical Gas Disaster - Origins
Two of them were survivors of the Bhopal Gas Disaster of 1984, often referred to as “Hiroshima of the chemical industry,” and one was an activist working with the survivors for over two decades.
Bhopal gas leak in pictures: 40 years since the tragedy killed ...
On the night of 2 December, 1984, a poisonous gas leaked from Union Carbide India's pesticide plant in Bhopal, enveloping the central Indian city in a deadly fog which killed thousands and...
40 years after Bhopal toxic gas leak, suffering continues
Sep 25, 2024 · A December 1984 toxic gas leak in Bhopal, India killed and maimed thousands and led to chronic health problems.
40 years of Bhopal Gas tragedy: How did the world’s worst …
Dec 2, 2024 · The tragedy occurred when a storage tank at a pesticide plant run by Union Carbide exploded and poured dangerous gases into the air in Bhopal, immediately killing more than …
What Happened in Bhopal?
On December 3rd, 1984, in the middle of the night, thousands of people were gassed to death because of a catastrophic chemical leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. …