1 Person Confirmed Dead, 9 Others Reported Missing After Chemical Tank Implosion at Paper Mill

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At least one person is dead, and nearly a dozen are still missing after a chemical implosion at a paper mill in Washington state. The Longview Fire Department (LFD) confirmed in an update that one person has died after being transported to the hospital following the “hazardous materials incident” at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. facility on Tuesday, May 26. That person has not yet been identified.

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00:25Today's incident resulted in multiple critical injuries and fatalities.

00:30Emergency responders have confirmed that ten individuals were transported to area hospitals.

00:36Eight were employee injuries, one was a firefighter injury, and we have one fatality.

00:43Officials can also confirm that there's currently nine employees who remain unaccounted for.

00:49The recovery operations, they remain focused on safely accessing all affected areas of the facility,

00:57recovering victims, and supporting impacted families while ensuring responder safety.

01:04The recovery.

01:05The recovery.

01:06The recovery.

01:21The recovery.

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