Celebrities of the film industry reacted with shock and grief over the gas leak tragedy in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Stars from across film industries, be it Bollywood or the South film industries, had strong responses to the Vizag accident.

For the unversed, eight persons, including one child, died after gas leakage from LG Polymers chemical plant in RR Venkatapuram village, Visakhapatnam, in Andhra Pradesh, in the most recent update. While over 800 are currently hospitalized, the casualty toll is feared to rise further. As per reports, leakage of chemical gas Styrene led to the tragedy.

Arjun Kapoor, Swara Bhasker, Rakul Preet, Sunny Deol, Ali Fazal, Madhavan and Badshah were among those who expressed their emotions on Twitter. 

The tragic news of Visakhapatnam Gas Leak is extremely shocking.
My prayers are with everyone of the city. Condolences to the families of the victims. #PrayForVizag

— arjunk26 (@arjunk26) May 7, 2020

Another gas tragedy! Praying for the victims and Affected people and their families.. https://t.co/PaIRYbB2K3

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) May 7, 2020

Deeply pained to hear about the tragic gas leak in Vishakhapatnam. I pray for the well being of all. My deepest condolences to the families of the deceased.#Vishakhapatnam

— Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) May 7, 2020

So sad to about the #VizagGasLeak ! My heart goes to all the people affected by this. I hope measures are taken really soon to get things under control. Stay safe my vizag people

— Rakul Singh (@Rakulpreet) May 7, 2020

Prayers with everyone affected by the #vizaggasleak . Have just woken up to this horrendous news.

— Ali Fazal M / / (@alifazal9) May 7, 2020

8 Dead, 1,000 Reportedly Sick After Gas Leak At Plant In Vizag: 10 Points.. Praying for the victims of this horrific incident . I hope the sick ones recover soon. https://t.co/udyW3Jer1V

— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) May 7, 2020