Here is a timeline of events that followed the disaster at the plant: Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984 December 3: Toxic methyl isocyanate gas leaks from the Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal , killing more than 3,500 people according to official figures. Poison clouds engulf the area surrounding the plant. The Bhopal Gas Leak Tragedy , often regarded as the world’s worst industrial disaster, occurred on the night of December 2-3, 1984, in Bhopal , Madhya Pradesh. A catastrophic leak of methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas from the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant exposed over 500,000 people to the toxic substance. Bhopal Gas Tragedy Information Print In the early hours of December 3,1984, methylisocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from a plant owned, managed and operated by Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) in the central India city of Bhopal . According to government figures, approximately 5,200 people died and several thousand other individuals suffered permanent or partial disabilities Click here to view the 2006 affidavit of the Union of India in the Supreme Court. A great deal has been written and/or ... On the night of 2 December, 1984 , a poisonous gas leaked from Union Carbide India's pesticide plant in Bhopal, enveloping the central Indian city in a deadly fog which killed thousands and...
