11 Confirmed Dead in Washington State Chemical Accident, All Bodies Recovered

11 Confirmed Dead in Washington State Chemical Accident, All Bodies Recovered
A chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Wash., on May 26, 2026. David Ryder/Reuters
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The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday.

Two fatalities had been confirmed after the tank containing “white liquor”—a chemical solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide used in making paper pulp—imploded at a Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility on Tuesday.