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At least 1 dead, 9 injured and 9 missing in Longview Mill implosion

One person was killed, nine were injured and nine others remain missing after a major chemical implosion at a Longview pulp and paper mill Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The rupture of a tank was reported around 7:20 a.m. at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview, according to the city’s fire department. The incident involved a vat of chemical treatment product described as white liquor.

Eight employees and a firefighter were injured; it’s unclear if the person who died was an employee. All nine of the people who remain unaccounted for work at the mill, according to a joint statement sent by the city of Longview shortly before 5 p.m.

At least 1 dead, 9 injured and 9 missing in Longview implosion | The Seattle Times

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