Longview Paper Mill Recovery Update: All Victims Recovered and Identified

Longview paper mill recovery update: all victims recovered and identified

All ten victims from the Nippon Dynawave Packaging incident in Longview have now been recovered, according to Cowlitz County Coroner Dana Tucker. The victims have been identified, and their names have been released to the public.

'Put everybody first': Family mourns final victim recovered from Longview tank rupture

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As the Longview community approaches one week since the Nippon Dynawave disaster that killed 11 people, families are mourning their losses while investigators continue working to determine what caused the catastrophic tank rupture. Among those killed was 58-year-old Norman Barlow, whose body was recovered Saturday, ending days of uncertainty for his [...]

'The community needs the loving arms of WA': How to support Longview after deadly plant implosion

Eleven people have died after an implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant in Longview. Following the tragic loss of the 11 workers, several fundraisers have been created to provide a place for donations to be made. Jake Skorheim and Spike O’Neill, co-hosts of “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio, wanted to use their platform to echo the many fundraisers created to support the families of the members who were lost. “The community r…

Local broadcasters, McDonald's host benefit concert for Nippon spill victims

Country musician Cort Carpenter of Kelso will perform a solo acoustic set.

Final 2 victims recovered from site of southwest Washington mill implosion

Community members place electric candles near a vase of flowers during a vigil at R.A. Long Park following a fatal chemical storage tank failure on May 26, 2026 in Longview, Washington. (Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)The two remaining victims who went missing after a chemical tank implosion in Longview, Washington earlier this week have been recovered, raising the confirmed death toll to 11.  “I hope today will give the families so…

‘Our lives are torn now’: Fiancee mourns Vancouver man killed in Longview mill disaster

A Vancouver man was among those killed in last week’s disaster at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview. Read more...