The death toll in Vizag gas leak tragedy rose to 12 today, the officials added. Over 300 people, including 48 children were admitted to the various hospitals in the city.
Meanwhile, 20 of them were in a critical condition. During the wee hours of Thursday, a toxic gas started leaking from a chemical plant of LG Polymers in the outskirts of Visakhapatnam.
The city and the surrounding area were home to nearly six thousand people. "Hundreds of people have inhaled it and either fell unconscious or having breathing issues," Srijana Gummalla, Commissioner, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation said on Twitter.
Ambulances, fire engines and policemen immediately rushed to the chemical plant and evacuated people from the nearby villages.