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The gas leak that poisoned Bhopal overnight

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In 1984, due to a cascade of ignored safety warnings, a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal casually vented 40 tons of highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas into a sleeping city. The heavy fog hugged the ground, instantly blinding citizens and causing their lungs to violently hemorrhage and drown in their own fluids. It comfortably holds the title for history's most apocalyptic corporate oopsie.

The gas leak that poisoned Bhopal overnight
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