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Top: Regional: Asia: India: Madhya_Pradesh: Localities: Bhopal: Society_and_Culture: History: Union_Carbide_Incident

On Dec. 3, 1984, one of the worst industrial accidents in history occurred when a toxic gas leaked from a tank of methyl isocyanate (MIC) at a Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) insecticide plant. Over 6,000 persons have died as a result of this incident.

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