What to know about Longview chemical explosion as response enters Day 2

Tuesday’s deadly chemical blast killed or injured at least 19 people in Longview, Washington. At a Tuesday evening press ...

Longview explosion ‘deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history’ as death toll climbs, Gov. Ferguson says

Authorities have moved to a recovery operation at the Nippon Dynawave plant, where a tank ruptured Tuesday releasing 570,000 ...

Nine still missing in Washington plant explosion as officials say no hope for survivors

Ten people were sent to the hospital, including two who later died, after a 900,000-gallon tank filled with white liquor ...

Records show safety complaints, past fires at Longview plant before tank rupture

Records reviewed by KGW show Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries currently has two open inspections involving the ...

Multiple injuries after Longview rocked by 'major chemical explosion' at paper mill

Multiple people are hurt after a "major chemical explosion" at a plant in Longview, according to the city's fire ...

West Coast chemical emergencies raise questions about the safety of massive industrial tanks

There are millions of chemical tanks around the U.S., and experts say it is exceedingly rare for them to fail as long as they are properly maintained and inspected. Yet this past week, there were two ...

Here's what to know about the deadly tank rupture at a Longview paper mill

First responders and elected officials gave details Tuesday evening about the disaster at Nippon Dynawave that left at least ...
Oregon Public Broadcasting

Corrosive chemicals hamper recovery efforts at Longview industrial site; 9 still unaccounted for after tank rupture

Emergency responders announced late Tuesday that they’d suspended operations at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company due in ...

9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there's no hope of survivors

Authorities say there’s no hope of finding more survivors at a Washington paper mill where nine missing workers remain missing after a tank imploded and released a highly destructive ...