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Detailed explanation-1: -The Visakhapatnam gas leak, also referred to as the Vizag gas leak, was an industrial accident that occurred at the LG Polymers chemical plant in the R. R. Venkatapuram village of the Gopalapatnam neighbourhood, located at the outskirts of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, during the early morning of 7 May 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -Andhra Pradesh: two years after styrene gas leak at LG Polymers, survivors still live in fear - The Hindu.

Detailed explanation-3: -Eleven people, including a six-year-old girl, died and over 350 were admitted to hospitals after styrene monomer gas leaked from a chemical plant belonging to LG Polymers at RR Venkatapuram in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The gas leak began around 3.30 a.m. in the plant that stands amidst a densely populated area.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to US National Library of Medicine, Styrene occurs naturally in some fruits, vegetables, meats, nuts, and beverages in low levels. Cigarette smoke and vehicle exhaust too contain Styrene.

Detailed explanation-5: -National Human Rights Commission Of India (NHRF) sends notice to Andhra Pradesh Government and centre over deaths and sufferings of several people due to styrene gas leakage at a chemical gas plant in Visakhapatnam.