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Deaths reported after chemical tank implodes at pulp and paper mill in Washington state
- An 80,000-gallon tank ruptured around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview, Washington, releasing white liquor and causing multiple critical injuries and confirmed fatalities.
- White liquor, composed primarily of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, is an extremely corrosive chemical used to break down wood in kraft paper production; the tank was roughly 60% full at rupture.
- Ten people, including one firefighter and nine facility workers, were injured and transported to hospitals in Longview and Vancouver, according to Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue Chief Scott Goldstein.
- About 40 firefighters and paramedics, five fire engines and seven ambulances responded alongside a regional hazmat team; Gorsuch said the scene was stable with no immediate threat to surrounding areas.
- The facility has operated since 1953 as a subsidiary of Nippon Paper Group with roughly 1,000 employees, though it faced regulatory fines in 2020 and 2021 for permit violations including wastewater discharge exceedances.
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‘Mass casualty scene’: Tank implodes at U.S. paper mill, officials say
The implosion of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper mill in southwestern Washington state on Tuesday injured at least 10 people, while an undisclosed number of others had been killed or remained missing, authorities said.
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