The Brief
- Eleven workers died after a chemical tank implosion at a Longview paper mill, the deadliest industrial disaster in modern Washington state history.
- Crews have recovered nine of the 11 victims, while two workers remain missing.
- The cause of the implosion is still under investigation, and cleanup efforts are expected to take months.
LONGVIEW, Wash. – The bodies of nine of the 11 workers who died in a chemical tank implosion at a Longview, Washington paper mill have been recovered, officials announced Friday.
What we know:
An industrial tank full 500,000 gallons of white liquor — a highly corrosive chemical solution used in the paper making process — imploded at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility on Tuesday, May 26. Two people died, nine others were missing, and eight suffered chemical burns or inhalation injuries following the incident.…