Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAt least 1 dead, 9 missing after chemical explosion in LongviewA chemical explosion occurred at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging paper mill in Longview, Washington, on Tuesday around 7:15 a.m. local time. The incident was caused by the rupture of a tank containing "white liquor," a chemical used in paper production, which was approximately 60 percent full of its 80,000-gallon capacity. Officials have confirmed one person has died, and nine employees are currently missing following the incident. Ten individuals, including eight employees and one firefighter, were hospitalized with various injuries, some involving chemical burns. Recovery efforts at the site are paused until Wednesday due to the ruptured tank remaining unstable and creating hazardous conditions for emergency personnel. In full1 dead and 9 missing after massive chemical explosion at Washington paper millThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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

Authorities have confirmed that one person died and 9 others remain unaccounted for after a chemical tank imploded at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state

First responders are at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview, ‘following the rupture of a tank containing white liquor,’ officials said

Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. and local law enforcement said the tank's rupture caused "multiple critical injuries" as well as fatalities.

Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview confirmed that several workers died when the toxic tank burst at 7.15am Tuesday. An official described the horror as a 'mass casualty scene.'

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Local officials released a joint statement saying a tank containing white liquor, a chemical used in the paper pulping process, had ruptured early Tuesday morning.

Authorities said some victims had suffered burns or inhalation injuries and there was no immediate threat to the public.

The tank contained ‘white liquor’, a corrosive substance that consists mainly of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulphide.

Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. and local first-response agencies confirmed that there had been fatalities.

Multiple people have died, and at least 10 others are believed to be injured following an implosion of a chemical tank in Washington State.

An implosion at a chemical tank inside a pulp and paper mill in southwestern Washington on Tuesday left one person dead and 9 others missing, according to local authorities and…

An implosion at a chemical tank inside a pulp and paper mill in southwestern Washington on Tuesday left one person dead and 9 others missing, according to local authorities and…

A chemical tank exploded at a Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant in Washington state. The incident caused multiple deaths and critical injuries. Emergency responders were at the…

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One person is dead and nine others remain unaccounted for after a chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a corrosive liquid imploded at a Washington state paper mill,…

Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. is a pulp and paper mill and liquid packaging plant along the Columbia River in Longview, Washington.

A chemical tank implosion at a Washington state mill has resulted in one death and nine missing, prompting ongoing recovery efforts.

The incident occurred Tuesday morning at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, the Longview Fire Department said.

Chemical tank implosion at Washington paper mill kills 1, leaves 9 missing and injures several. Authorities work amid hazardous conditions to stabilize the site.