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The Leak
Bhopal Gas Disaster / 1985 Institute, West Virginia Union Carbide Plant Leak
An American company avoids accountability for its role in an accident at a pesticide plant in Bhopal, India. The effects of the tragedy have lasted decades, accounting for over 20,000 deaths and half a million injured.
Prelude: A cloud of gas sweeps over the Chemical Valley region in West Virginia.