"The hospitals were full of the dying and doctors did not know how to treat them because they did not know which gas or gases had leaked, and Union Carbide would not release the information, claiming it was a "trade secret".
(This, considering that about 8000 people died that night). http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/04/bhopal-25-years-indra-sinha [Indra Sinha, who was Booker-nominated for his book on the Bhopal disaster, explains why the gas leak that killed 20,000 people 25 years ago – and continues to create health problems for countless more – is still a national scandal] ++++++++++++ venantius j pinto
