Death toll rises to nine after Washington state paper mill chemical tank rupture
Crews in Longview, Washington, have recovered another victim from the site of a major paper mill disaster, raising the confirmed death toll to nine. Two workers remain unaccounted for after the rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company plant on Tuesday morning. The incident happened at a facility along the Columbia River and involved a tank holding more than 500,000 gallons of a chemical mixture used in paper production.Officials said the tank collapse released a flood of caustic liquid known as white liquor, which can cause severe burns on contact and lung damage if inhaled as vapour. The force of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 30 May 2026 02:00 LONDON
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