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Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire, 1977

Bhopal Chemical Release

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A Union Carbide owned and operated pesticide plant accidentally leaked toxic gas on the night of December 2, 1984, in Bhopal, India. Estimates for this disaster range from 2,200 fatalities in the immediate aftermath to as many as 16,000 fatalities in subsequent years from gas-related injuries.

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