Kaeden Beck, 16, lays down candles during an evening prayer and vigil, in support for the victims and their families impacted by Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. tank implosion, at R.A. Long Park in Longview, Wash., on May 26, 2026. Karen Ducey/The Seattle Times via AP
LONGVIEW, Wash.—Crews have recovered six of nine workers missing and presumed to be dead after a chemical tank rupture in Washington state, officials said Thursday.
The total death toll is 11, including three who are still missing. It’s one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in recent decades.
