• Longview tank implosion: Here's what we know
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    Longview tank implosion: Here’s what we know

    May 30, 2026 - By 

    A chemical tank imploded at a paper mill on May 26, killing multiple employees. Here is what you need to know about the deadly industrial incident: LONGVIEW, Wash. — A deadly tank implosion at a paper mill on May 26 has left the Longview community in mourning, as crews are still working to recover all of the victims. The industrial accident happened around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday during a shift change at the Nippon Dynawave mill, according to Scott Goldstein, fire chief for Cowlitz Fire and Rescue. The implosion damaged administrative offices, a break room, and operational areas inside the facility.…

  • 'He lived a great life': Family identifies grandfather killed in Longview implosion
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    ‘He lived a great life’: Family identifies grandfather killed in Longview implosion

    May 30, 2026 - By 

    Dale Miller, 54, had worked at the plant for less than six months. LONGVIEW, Wash. — The family of Dale Miller has confirmed the 54-year-old Portland man was killed in Tuesday’s blast at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, Washington. Miller, a millwright who had only begun working at the plant earlier this year, left behind three children and three grandchildren. His sister, Sarah Barton, remembered him as a devoted family man who had recently moved in with their mother in Portland to help care for her. “He lived a great life,” Sarah Barton said. Beyond his work, Miller…

  • What we know: Families identify some victims of Longview paper mill implosion
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    What we know: Families identify some victims of Longview paper mill implosion

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    On Thursday, officials announced that eight workers are confirmed dead and three employees are still missing. LONGVIEW, Wash. — Family members are identifying some of the employees killed in Tuesday’s tank implosion at a Longview paper mill as officials continue to investigate the deadly incident. At the Nippon Dynawave facility, an approximately 600,000 gallon chemical tank storing white liquor — a mix of sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide and disodium carbonate that is used in the papermaking process — imploded around 7:15 a.m., but officials are still working to determine why. This story continues below. On Thursday, officials…

  • Longview bar to host fundraiser for victims' families after tank implosion
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    Longview bar to host fundraiser for victims’ families after tank implosion

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    Shamrock Bar and Grill in Longview is donating 20% of sales to victims’ families on Sunday, June 7. LONGVIEW, Wash. — Linsay Mayeda-Rodman greets mill workers at the Shamrock Bar and Grill in Longview the way she always has, with hugs and jokes. But this week, the bar’s co-owner is grieving with them. She is also one of them. Mayeda-Rodman has been a paper mill worker for 10 years. “You go to work every day and plan to go home. You don’t think about the possibility at a paper mill… but any blue-collar job there are chances of something happening,”…

  • EPA monitoring water quality, flushing contaminated water from Longview ditch system after deadly implosion
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    EPA monitoring water quality, flushing contaminated water from Longview ditch system after deadly implosion

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    Following a deadly implosion at Nippon Dynawave paper mill, emergency crews work to flush corrosive water from Longview. LONGVIEW, Wash. — Emergency crews are continuing to work Thursday to flush contaminated water through Longview’s ditch system following the deadly implosion at the Nippon Dynawave paper mill. Officials said water affected by the release of corrosive white liquor is being moved away from residential areas and the city’s drinking water supply before being diluted and discharged into the Columbia River. The operation is being overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Washington Department of Ecology. …

  • What we know: Families identify some victims of Longview paper mill implosion
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    What we know: Families identify some victims of Longview paper mill implosion

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    Fire officials confirmed at least two people died in the implosion and nine employees remain missing as of Wednesday, May 27. LONGVIEW, Wash. — Family members are identifying some of the employees killed in Tuesday’s tank implosion at a Longview paper mill as officials continue to investigate the deadly incident. At the Nippon Dynawave facility, an approximately 600,000 gallon chemical tank storing white liquor — a mix of sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide and disodium carbonate that is used in the papermaking process — imploded around 7:15 a.m., but officials are still working to determine why. This story…

  • Video shows devastation, crushed cars after deadly chemical tank implosion at Washington paper mill
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    Video shows devastation, crushed cars after deadly chemical tank implosion at Washington paper mill

    May 28, 2026 - By 

    New video shows the sheer amount of devastation after a tank holding corrosive white liquor imploded at a paper mill in Longview, Washington. WASHINGTON — New video is showing the aftermath of a deadly implosion at a Washington state paper mill that is presumed to have killed 11 people and injured another eight. Crews resumed the search Wednesday for nine workers at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, although authorities have already said there is no hope of finding survivors. If the 11 deaths are confirmed, it would be one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the U.S. in…

  • Officials flushing contaminated water from Longview ditch system after deadly implosion
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    Officials flushing contaminated water from Longview ditch system after deadly implosion

    May 28, 2026 - By 

    Following the deadly implosion at Nippon Dynawave, emergency crews are working to manage contaminated water. LONGVIEW, Wash. — Emergency crews are working to flush contaminated water through Longview’s ditch system following the deadly implosion at the Nippon Dynawave paper mill that killed two people and left nine others still missing. Officials said water affected by the release of corrosive white liquor is being moved away from residential areas and the city’s drinking water supply before being diluted and discharged into the Columbia River. The operation is being overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington Department of Ecology.…

  • Second death confirmed as recovery operations continue for 9 missing after Longview paper mill implosion
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    Second death confirmed as recovery operations continue for 9 missing after Longview paper mill implosion

    May 28, 2026 - By 

    Longview fire officials said recovery operations were initially delayed “due to safety concerns of the structural integrity of the damaged tank.” LONGVIEW, Wash. — A second person has died after a large tank containing corrosive white liquor imploded Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave paper mill in Longview. The Longview Fire Department confirmed the second person died from injuries suffered in the incident after being transported to a hospital. Officials said recovery operations will begin Wednesday after being delayed because of concerns about the structural integrity of the damaged tank. This story continues below. As of Wednesday afternoon,…

  • U.S. Chemical Safety Board to investigate fatal tank implosion at Longview paper mill
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    U.S. Chemical Safety Board to investigate fatal tank implosion at Longview paper mill

    May 27, 2026 - By 

    The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said a team of investigators would arrive at the paper mill Wednesday. The implosion involved white liquor, a highly corrosive chemical used in paper and pulp processing to dissolve wood chips into pulp. Officials said a 900,000-gallon tank storing the substance ruptured with 90,000 gallons of the chemical still inside. Previously, officials said the tank held only 80,000 gallons. This story continues below. “The CSB is opening an investigation into this tragic incident to determine how it happened and what can be done to prevent something like this from…