World’s Worst Industrial Disaster: Bhopal (1984) #Bhopal1984 #OnThisDay #IndianHistory #UnionCarbide On this day in 1984, the city of Bhopal witnessed the world's worst industrial disaster. Poisonous gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant, turning the city into a gas chamber. Thousands lost their lives overnight, and the impact is felt to this day. 🇮🇳☠️🏭 | Big Bang Bogan

On the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984, Bhopal witnessed one of the deadliest tragedies in India’s history: a toxic gas, methyl isocyanate, leaked from the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant. On the 40th anniversary of the tragedy, widely regarded as one of the world’s deadliest industrial disasters, the scars of that night remain fresh for the survivors. | The Hindu