The talk in Longview – an industrial and shipping hub that sits along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington – centered on the search for nine people presumed dead.

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…

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

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

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

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.

Several injured people have been transported to hospitals to be treated for chemical burns.

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.

A massive chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a corrosive liquid imploded and collapsed Tuesday at a Washington paper mill, killing at least one w

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.

Officials in Longview, Washington, confirmed fatalities and multiple critical injuries after a chemical tank ruptured Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility, triggering…

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 said there was no hope of finding more survivors of Tuesday's tank implosion at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co in Longview, which also injured nine other people,…