Families of two men killed in Longview tank collapse sue Nippon Dynawave, Weyerhaeuser

The families of two men who died after a tank collapsed at a Longview mill in May are suing the mill’s operator, Nippon Dynawave, and Weyerhaeuser, the company that originally built the pulp and paper mill.

The families said they want to hold the companies financially accountable and push for a safer workplace.

The tank, which held nearly one million gallons of a caustic liquid, known as white liquor, collapsed the morning of May 26. The liquid flooded a courtyard, offices and a break room…

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