Question

Sort the following incidents in chronological order at insecticide factory which led to Bhopal gas tragedy.

• A. Water entered the storage tank.
• B. A chemical reaction initiated.
• C. Temperature increased.
• D. Liquid MIC converted to gas.

Answer 1

Water entered the storage tank in Union carbide pesticide factory causing a chemical reaction that led to increase in temperature which converted liquid methyl isocyanate (MIC) into gas. This led to the leakage of deadly clouds of gases that rapidly blanketed the city.