Remembering the 11 Men Killed in the Washington Chemical Tank Implosion
A federal probe is examining the fatal tank failure after 11 workers died and two others remained hospitalized.
- On May 26, an approximately 600,000-gallon tank of white liquor ruptured at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview, Washington, killing 11 employees and leaving two others hospitalized.
- A team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board arrived in Longview last week to investigate the industrial disaster, which destroyed administrative offices and operational areas inside the mill.
- Investigations typically span six to 18 months, but President Donald Trump's proposed budget would eliminate the agency, potentially halting the inquiry before completion.
- U.S. Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, called on the administration to reconsider the cuts, emphasizing the need for experienced oversight.
- Congressional Republicans have proposed maintaining the agency with more than 40% funding cuts, while labor advocates demand a thorough, uncompromising investigation into the tank failure.
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Longview families, community come together after 11 killed in paper mill disaster
The body of the last missing worker killed at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company was recovered on Saturday. Eleven people died last week, after a chemical tank imploded at the plant in Longview, Washington. Two more people remain in hospital with severe burns. Seattle Times breaking news reporter Joseph O'Sullivan has been covering events there. He gave KUOW’s Kim Malcolm this update.
Trump budget would eliminate agency investigating Longview chemical disaster
A team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board arrived in Longview last week to lead an investigation into the fatal chemical tank there. If President Donald Trump’s proposed budget is approved, funding for the that work might run out before the investigation is complete.
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Remembering the 11 men killed in the Washington chemical tank implosion
Families of the 11 victims of a Washington chemical tank implosion are paying tribute to their loved ones on social media and through online fundraisers.
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