00:01A chemical tank imploded and ruptured at a Nippon DynaWave packaging facility in Washington
00:07on Tuesday, resulting in one death and nine injuries, while nine others remained unaccounted
00:13for as of Tuesday night.
00:15A joint written statement with Nippon and the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Department said
00:20a tank containing white liquor, a chemical solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide
00:26used in making paper pulp, had ruptured around 7.15 a.m. local time.
00:31We stated this earlier this morning, and I want to reiterate it here now.
00:36At this time, we state there is no direct threat to the surrounding community.
00:42Again, there is no threat to the surrounding community.
00:46Crews are actively assessing the structural integrity of that tank and working on plans
00:51to stabilize that tank before additional recovery operations can safely proceed.
00:58The injured included eight facility employees and one firefighter, some of whom were in critical
01:04condition.
01:05The firefighter was later treated and released.
01:07It is said that multiple patients suffered from chemical burns.
01:11Recovery operations are expected to continue on Wednesday in the city of Longview, as the
01:16damaged tank remains unstable.
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