Nine patients from the site were taken to the PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, the hospital told ABC. One had succumbed to their injuries.

A tank of white liquor imploded at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in southern Washington state on Tuesday.

Authorities say several people suffered chemical burns and inhalation injuries when a tank containing hazardous liquid imploded at a pulp and paper mill in southwestern Washington…