However, on social media, rumours stating that the factory would explode and that there was another leak sprouted. This led people 4 to 5 km away from the plant to move out of their houses, causing traffic snarls on the National Highway at 1 a.m. In a message to The Hindu Ms. Srijana said that some vapour did come out a few hours ago, but everything was stable at the plant and there was no reason to panic. Also read | National Green Tribunal to hear Visakhapatnam incident on FridayDCP Uday Bhaskar, who was present on ground also confirmed that everything was normal and there was no reason to panic. As a measure, police vehicles began making announcements from 2.30 a.m. onwards, advising residents to not panic.

Source: The Hindu May 07, 2020 22:40 UTC