The World - News from June 24, 1987

Tens of thousands of panic-stricken residents of Bhopal, India fled their homes after ammonia gas leaked from an ice factory adjacent to the Union Carbide plant where a leak of methyl isocyanate killed more than 2,000 people in 1984. Police said that ammonia fumes, which cause eye irritation but are non-toxic, leaked from a valve on cooling equipment. Police said no casualties were reported but that several people were injured as residents rushed to get out of the area. Four people from the factory, including the manager, were arrested on charges of negligence and endangering public life.