'All About Coming Together': Longview Fundraiser, Vigil to Honor Families After Paper Mill Tragedy

Updated: Tragedy at Nippon Dynawave

LONGVIEW, WA (Updated June 1, 2026) — At approximately 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, a vat containing a powerful chemical used in the paper-making process ruptured at Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview. Multiple people have been killed or injured. The Cowlitz Wahkiakum Central Labor Council and the Association of Western Pulp and Paper […] The post Updated: Tragedy at Nippon Dynawave appeared first on The STAND.

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