Washington paper plant chemical leak kills 11
The number of casualties from a chemical spill at a paper mill in Washington State has risen to 11, after all nine missing persons were recovered. The missing individuals had been unaccounted for following the explosion of a tank containing a hazardous substance at Nippon Dainavi in Longview. The incident occurred during a shift change in May 2026 and resulted in the explosion of a tank holding 900,000 gallons of "white solution," used in paper manufacturing, leading to extensive search and rescue operations.
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