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Longview Tank Failure

At Nippon Dynawave's Longview, Washington, mill, a white-liquor tank failure forces officials to search for nine missing workers

May 27, 2:12 PM EDT Cross-checked across 6 sources

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A white-liquor tank ruptured at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview, Washington. Officials reported one death, nine injured people and nine missing employees while crews worked around an unstable caustic tank.

Frame 1At Nippon Dynawave's Longview, Washington, mill, a white-liquor tank failure forces officials to search for nine missing workers.
Frame 2Officials reported one death, nine injured people and nine missing employees as crews searched the damaged site.
Frame 3The caustic papermaking chemical and unstable tank kept responders back from a full recovery operation.
Frame 4Fire officials said the tank may have held 900,000 gallons, far above the first estimate.
Frame 5Authorities said daylight, stabilization and leak risk now control how crews can enter the area.
Frame 6Next pressure point: secure the tank, find the missing workers and explain why it failed.

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Published: May 27, 2:12 PM EDT
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