After the explosion of the Union Carbide plant the operators were afraid to turn on the flare tower Select one: a. for fear of cooling the large cloud of gas b. for fear of blowing the large cloud of gas to another city c. for fear of smothering the large cloud of gas d. for fear of igniting the large cloud of gas

b. for fear of blowing the large cloud of gas to another city

Explanation:

Firstly, before the explosion of the Union Carbide plant, the flare tower had been out of service. Secondly, the flare tower was incapable of bringing the concentration of large amount of gas down to a safe level. It could barely handle a quarter of the leaked gas. All these factors made the operators scared of turning the flare tower on as it will only blow out the cloud of gas to another city.