Seconds From Disaster - Bhopal nightmare [Full Episode]

On December 2, 1984 in Bhopal, India, a toxic gas leak at a Union Carbide chemical plant results in the deaths of 3,000 people.

Fascinating doco on a truly tragic event.

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[Darknesslncarnate]

you should check out the union carbide's official response at their official site. A good example to how companys lies.

[Int3rvent1on]

@Darknesslncarnate "1984 n December, a gas leak at a plant in Bhopal, India, caused by an act of sabotage, results in tragic loss of life."

Yeah i agree, complete bullshit from them.

[sharppointy1]

Thanks for posting this in its entirety. Horrifying story; I remember when it happened. May negligence of this magnitude never happen again.

[Int3rvent1on]

@sharppointy1 you're welcome :)

[eggggggplants]

the issue wasnt the gas itself it was when the gas mixes with water that it becomes toxic and that was what was killing people. the gas without the water is not toxic.. its not good but it wouldn't kill you.. or so ive been lead to believe

[Int3rvent1on]

@eggggggplants yeah, thats right, it was shortcutting that lead to water coming into contact with the gas and causing a massive reaction

[Int3rvent1on]

@weirdosack well..obviously? But unlike you I don't call it my own like you do with your videos. Thanks for the view :)

[TheSkirmishes]

and people blame hitler for gas chambers

[ajitjacobpanicker]

now union carbide alias DOW chemicals is sponsoring the London Olympics ! not a single $ has been spent on cleaning the chemicals still polluting Bhopal even after 2 decades !!

[MrMarinus18]

@faultypremise

that's another thing they should have done.

When a factory works with highly dangerous chemicals in close enough vicinity of populated areas to cause serious damage the local people should be instructed what to do. Also the hospitals should have lists of exactly what chemicals could be hazerdous and what to do about it. Nobody had any idea of what to do; either to prevent it or to cure it.

[MnktoDave]

Warren Anderson and Union Carbide are liars...

The CEO and management are ultimately responsible, and they should ALL go to jail for the rest of their lives, for allowing this to happen.

Beyond any shadow of a doubt, this was an immense scale of complete corporate negligence, once again caused by a company that placed profit over safety and human life.

It always comes down to the money, and overall corporate greed...

[scomberscombrus]

3000 dead and the cunt of a CEO says it all (17:50) when he smiles at the camera and says 'hi mom'..these bastards couldnt give a fuck about the people..probably get off on the thought of causing so much suffering..and guys like that are running countries, banking cartels justice systems the whole lot..thats why they dont get charged they are all as bad as one another..they all stand together..jail is too good for him push him into a vat of his chemicals

[odaymustdie]

I thought it was a zombie at 0:00

[skeilak]

While I wholly condemn the negligence of Union Carbide, and especially their failure to adequately compensate the victims, let's also remember that it was the Indian Authorities that licensed that plant, approved it's location, and were responsible for oversight of it's regulatory compliance.

As well as, being the ones who co-operated in the subsequent cover-up, and who also failed to demand any kind of meaningful compensation for the victims.

[antidisastablish333]

they keep calling this an accident, it wasn't a fucking accident, it was a disaster. Union Carbide knew they had skipped safety proceedures, they did this on purpose to save money, they didn't care about the consequences.

[antidisastablish333]

Methyl Isocynate is a very dangerous chemical, as this proved. It also proves that chemical plants and pesticide factories do not belong near populated areas.

[1994anmol]

not sure if alarm, or dub step