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In this Just the News article, Washington officials say a chemical tank implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company may become the deadliest industrial disaster in modern state history.
- Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said officials believe 11 people are dead after a chemical tank imploded at a paper mill in Longview, Washington.
- The incident happened Tuesday at about 7:15 a.m. local time at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company.
- The tank reportedly contained “white liquor,” a chemical mixture used in paper production that includes sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide, and disodium carbonate.
- Officials have confirmed two deaths so far, while nine people remain missing and are not expected to have survived.
- Seven other people were injured in the implosion.
- Cowlitz County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said the operation has shifted from rescue to recovery.
- Goldstein said crews searched the areas they could access, but they could not yet confirm where all nine missing people were.
- Ferguson warned the tragedy could have profound effects on families, workers, and the surrounding community.
- The cause of the implosion has not yet been determined.
Read the full story: https://justthenews.com/nation/states/authorities-believe-11-people-are-dead-implosion-washington-state-paper-mill
