On Tuesday morning, a massive 900,000-gallon storage tank containing caustic chemicals imploded at the Nippon Dynawave paper mill in Longview, Washington.
Recovery teams have confirmed multiple deaths, with the total toll expected to reach eleven, likely making this the deadliest industrial accident in modern state history. The tank held "white liquor," a highly corrosive mixture of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used to pulp wood, which has caused severe chemical burns to survivors. Families are demanding accountability following revelations that the facility had been cited for several safety and environmental violations in recent years.
State and federal investigators are now on-site to determine why the massive steel structure failed so catastrophically.
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