Bhopal Accidental Release
Synonyms
Accident, Bhopal Chemical
Accidental Release, Bhopal
Bhopal Chemical Accident
Chemical Accident, Bhopal
Release, Bhopal Accidental
1984 accident in Bhopal, INDIA at a PESTICIDES facility, resulting when WATER entered a storage tank containing ISOCYANATES. The following accidental chemical release and uncontrolled reaction resulted in several thousand deaths.