Authorities say no hope for survivors after tank at paper mill containing a chemical solution imploded

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

The implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state killed an undisclosed number of people, local authorities and company officials confirmed

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

The rupture caused the huge circular tank to buckle on one side, and officials said they would only work during daylight because of the dangers.

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

An implosion at a manufacturing facility in Washington killed multiple people and injured 10 others, including a firefighter.

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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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.

A chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a highly corrosive liquid has imploded at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co in Washington state, killing one person with a further…

1 dead, 9 injured after chemical tank rupture at a Longview, Washington paper plant; 9 workers remain missing.

Authorities say a second person has died from injuries suffered when a chemical tank ruptured at a Washington state paper mill, raising the presumed death toll to 11.

Authorities say there’s no hope of finding any more survivors at a Washington paper mill where nine missing workers remain missing after a tank imploded and released a highly…