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 R. R. Venkatapuram village near Gopalapatnam on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, on the early morning of 7 May 2020. The resultant vapour cloud spread over a radius of about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), affecting the nearby areas and villages. As of 5 p.m.