Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster

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It was December 3, 1984. In the ancient city of Bhopal, a cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant, killing and injuring thousands of people.

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