Bhopal gas tragedy: Bhopal disaster

Bhopal disaster, chemical leak in 1984 in the city of Bhopal , Madhya Pradesh state, India, during which about 45 tons of methyl isocyanate escaped from an insecticide plant. Bhopal Gas Tragedy : How Did it Occur, What Were the Causes, Who Was Affected, What Action Was Taken, and Who Was Responsible? The Bhopal Gas Tragedy , which occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984, in Bhopal, India, is one of the most devastating industrial disasters in history. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984 took place on December 2nd, 1984 where around 40 tons of MIC gas leaked into the atmosphere over several hours. People woke up coughing, choking, and experiencing severe burns and irritation in their eyes and lungs. A gas leak in Bhopal city in 1984 killed thousands and poisoned about half-a-million people Forty years ago, an Indian city became the site of one of the world's worst industrial disasters.