Question

Which of the following statement is true ?

1.Industrial disasters includes chemical accidents, mine shaft fires, oil spills etc.

2.The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident on December 1984 at the Union Carbide India is an example of industrial disaster.

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Both 1 and 2

• Industrial disasters, are disasters caused by industrial companies, either by accident, negligence or incompetence.

• They are a form of industrial accident where great damage, injury or loss of life are caused.

• The Bhopal disaster, also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy, was a gas leak incident on the night of 2–3 December 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

• It is considered among the world's worst industrial disasters.

• Over 500,000 people were exposed to methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas.