With nine other people still missing, governor fears ‘deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history’

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

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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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.

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

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.

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

The injured, some critical, included eight employees of the facility as well as one firefighter.

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…