Multiple people were killed and injured in a major chemical explosion at a paper mill in Washington state on Tuesday morning.
A tank containing white liquor exploded at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview.
Nippon Dynawave Packing produces “dry market pulp that becomes printing paper, tissue, pet pads, filtration paper and more,” according to the company’s website.
At least nine people were injured, including one firefighter.
It is unclear how many people perished in the chemical blast.
Authorities said an unknown number of people are missing.
ABC News reported:
A chemical tank ruptured at a facility in Washington state, resulting in multiple critical injuries and an unknown number of fatalities, authorities said.
The “hazardous materials incident” was reported Tuesday morning at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging, a pulp and paper mill in Longview, fire authorities said.
A tank containing white liquor ruptured at approximately 7:15 a.m., according to a joint statement from local authorities and Nippon Dynawave Packaging.
Authorities initially referred to the incident as a chemical explosion and then an implosion, before referring to it as a rupture.
“The incident is stable, but is in the recovery phase,” Longview Fire Battalion Chief Mike Gorsuch said during a press briefing Tuesday, calling it “tragic.”
“Recovery efforts remain underway at the facility,” he said.
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