Eleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident, all bodies recovered
Crews recovered all missing workers as tests confirmed contamination reached the Columbia River, officials said, after the ruptured tank held about 900,000 gallons.
- On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, a chemical tank ruptured at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview, Washington, killing 11 people. Authorities confirmed on Saturday that crews recovered all nine missing workers.
- The tank contained about 900,000 gallons of 'white liquor,' a chemical solution used in paper pulp production. Officials confirmed contamination entered the Columbia River, though no 'negative health impacts' were detected on air quality or drinking water.
- Cowlitz County Coroner Dana Tucker identified all 11 victims on Saturday. Calling it a 'horrific tragedy,' Tucker likened the incident to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in its impact on the community.
- Loved ones remembered the victims as selfless individuals. Geovana Bernal said her father Gilbert Bernal was a 'great man, husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend,' while Javier Sanchez called Braydon Finkas 'probably one of the most selfless individuals you'll ever meet.'
- Nippon Paper Industries, Japan's second-biggest paper manufacturer, acquired the Longview plant from Weyerhaeuser for $225 million in 2016. The company established Nippon Dynawave Packaging as a wholly owned subsidiary to operate the site.
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Eleven people have been confirmed dead after a chemical tank at a paper mill in the US collapsed on Tuesday.
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Gulf TodayEleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident
Washington: The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the US state of Washington has risen to 11, after crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said.Two fatalities had already been confirmed after the tank, containing “white liquor” — a chemical solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulphide used in paper pulp production — ruptured at a Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility on Tuesday.The search for the missing con…
Eleven confirmed dead in Washington state chemical accident, all bodies recovered
The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the U.S. state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday.
Authorities identify all 11 workers killed in Longview mill implosion
Authorities have recovered and identified all 11 workers killed in Tuesday’s catastrophic chemical tank implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant, ending a grueling five-day search through the wreckage of the Longview mill.
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