The Bhopal disaster claimed thousands of lives, Abhay Agni Devadas is about to claim a few more.
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The clock on the wall clicked another second in the last half hour of Abhay Agni Devadas tragic life. It was now 2:00 pm on Wednesday December 3rd, 2014. An insignificant date for most Americans but one they would remember after today. Abhay was certain his attack would be seen as a terrorist attack, blamed on another enemy of his people the damn Muslims. The American Media probably would never be smart enough to connect the dots and he doubted the FBI would search far beyond the note he had left, Americans were lazy, stupid, arrogant and vulnerable.
30 years ago Abhay was the 12 year old son of a hardworking man in Bhopal India. His father a brilliant engineer had worked for Union Carbide and the Government of India. His father had warned his co-workers, his supervisors, and a government official all about the danger that lurked within the pesticide plant. He had gone so far as to stage a hunger strike trying to get anyone to listen to him. His pleas fell on deaf ears. Abhay’s mother tried to convince his father to quit, so they could move the family away but his father had said if he wasn’t there the plant would certainly explode. Other engineers walked off the job but Abhay’s father felt if he left, the incompetent supervisor who had shut down rather than repair even the most basic safety systems would certainly cause a disaster.
The pipes were no longer being properly cleaned. The burn off furnace in the flare tower had quit working and his supervisor had refused to allow him to order the necessary parts for repair. His father had also been desperately trying to repair the gas scrubber, a device which neutralizes escaping poisonous gas, He was even staying late and working on it after hours because he felt it was so important, but after 4 ½ months of constantly being pulled off the project for production issues he had finally decided that it was too dangerous for the family to live so close to the plant. He had sent his eldest son Abhay to live with his brother in New Delhi and was planning to relocate his wife and baby daughter as soon as arrangements could be made with some other family members.
This was an explosive read..and the storytelling was outstanding Brad O’Neil! Reminds me of the poisnous gas attacks in Japan..can’t remember whether the gas was Methyl Cyanide or Sarin (nerve gas). You went above and beyond the call of this challenge Brad..unforgettable mate 
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