Indian protesters carry dead bodies into gas leak plant
Angry protesters carrying dead bodies stormed an Indian chemical plant yesterday to demand the facility's closure after a toxic gas leak that killed 12 people days earlier.
Thursday's pre-dawn accident in the industrial port city of Visakhapatnam injured hundreds and knocked many unconscious as they tried to flee the area.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. State government officials had arrived to conduct a safety tour of the plant, owned by South Korea's LG Chem, when a crowd of around 300 people barged past police and security guards.
Some helped cart stretchers bearing three victims of the disaster. They chanted slogans demanding justice for the dead and the shutdown of the plant before they were pushed back by security.
Relatives of the dead stood nearby, many in tears.At least three children were among the dead and dozens remain in hospital.
Authorities have started a manslaughter investigation over the leak and India's environmental tribunal has already fined the company $6.2 million as a preliminary punishment.
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