Death toll rises to 11 in Washington tank explosion as all nine missing recovered
Summary
The death toll in a chemical tank explosion in Washington state has risen to 11 after all nine people who were missing were found dead. The tank, holding a chemical used in paper making, broke at a plant in Longview, causing contamination in the nearby Columbia River.Key Facts
- Eleven people died because of a chemical tank explosion in Washington state.
- The tank contained "white liquor," a chemical used to make paper pulp.
- The accident happened at Nippon Dynawave Packaging’s plant in Longview on Tuesday.
- Nine people were missing after the explosion but were later found dead.
- The tank held about 900,000 gallons (3.4 million liters) of white liquor.
- Tests showed that the chemical leak reached the Columbia River.
- Officials said no bad effects were found in the air or local drinking water.
- Nippon Dynawave Packaging is owned by Nippon Paper Industries, which bought the plant in 2016 for $225 million from Weyerhaeuser.
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