Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh): The death toll due to the deadly chemical gas leak from LG Polymers in Visakhapatnam reached 12 on Friday.
About 12,000 people from RR Venkatapuram and four other villages were evacuated after the leakage early Thursday.
Visakhapatnam District Fire Officer Sandeep Anand said 10 fire engines and two foam fighters were kept ready in the plant. He said some ambulances were also on standby as a precautionary measure.
Meanwhile, a cargo flight carrying a team of experts and PTBC inhibitor, an antidote for styrene, landed in Visakhapatnam late Thursday.
The experts in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) disaster are likely to begin the operation to plug the emissions after assessing the situation at the plant.
(With inputs from IANS)
