The facility is a pulp and paper mill and a liquid packaging plant, according to the Washington Department of Ecology.

1 dead and 9 missing after massive chemical explosion at Washington paper mill - First responders rushed to Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview, ‘following the rupture of a tank containing white ...

The bodies of all missing workers at the Washington paper facility where a chemical tank exploded have been recovered, ...

The damaged tank at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. held approximately 900,000 gallons of white liquor, a chemical used in paper processing, authorities said.

The disaster at the mill in Longview, Wash., which took at least eight lives, was greeted with sadness but not surprise by a community that knew cutbacks and other pressures had raised risks.

Multiple people suffered chemical burns and other injuries in Longview, Washington, after a “major chemical explosion” was reported at a pulp and paper mill Tuesday morning, authorities say.

Nine people are still missing after the explosion at a kraft pulp and paper mill. © 2026 American City Business Journals. All rights reserved. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site ...

The talk in Longview – an industrial and shipping hub along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington – centered on the search for nine people presumed dead.

Kraft pulp mills, which have been around for decades, use highly caustic chemicals known as white liquor and high‑temperature ...

Two people are dead and nine are missing and presumed dead after a chemical implosion at a pulp and paper mill in Longview.

A federal Investigation has been launched after a white liquor explosion at the Longview Paper Mill Disaster killed 2 people ...