• 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.…

  • Nine confirmed dead, two missing as recovery operations continue at Longview paper mill site
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    Nine confirmed dead, two missing as recovery operations continue at Longview paper mill site

    May 30, 2026 - By 

    Recovery efforts continue after a deadly implosion at Nippon Dynawave paper mill left nine dead and two missing, with ongoing environmental impacts being monitored. LONGVIEW, Wash. — Fire officials say recovery operations continue into a fourth day following the ongoing hazardous incident after the deadly implosion at the Nippon Dynawave paper mill. The industrial accident happened around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday during a shift change, 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. Officials initially believed the tank contained about 900,000 gallons of white…

  • '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…

  • Community rallies around families impacted by deadly Longview mill disaster: 'Everyone has come together'
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    Community rallies around families impacted by deadly Longview mill disaster: ‘Everyone has come together’

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    From farmer’s market stands, restaurants and coffee shops, Southwest Washington businesses are stepping up for impacted families. LONGVIEW, Wash. — The deadly mill implosion in Longview is sending shockwaves throughout Southwest Washington. On Thursday, the community was just beginning to grasp the full scope of the tragedy. Some people KGW crews talked with said some families were notified Thursday morning that their loved ones were killed in the blast. This story continues below. “I cried; my husband has worked there for 10 years… so he knew a lot of the guys that were involved and the families,…

  • Friends identify another victim in Longview chemical tank failure: 'One of the most selfless individuals you’ll ever meet'
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    Friends identify another victim in Longview chemical tank failure: ‘One of the most selfless individuals you’ll ever meet’

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    Braydon Finkas was identified as one of the original nine people missing at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company after the deadly chemical tank rupture Tuesday. LONGVIEW, Wash. — As the days go by, the names of more victims of Tuesday’s deadly chemical tank rupture continue to circulate on social media, along with more fundraisers to try and help those victims’ families in the only way many know how. One of those victims has been identified by friends as 37-year-old Braydon Finkas. Javier Sanchez was friends with Finkas, who lived in Cathlamet. On Thursday, Sanchez described Finkas as “one of the…

  • 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…

  • 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.…