One person killed and at least nine injured in implosion at Washington state packaging plant

What happened

According to The Guardian’s source item, One person killed and at least nine injured in implosion at Washington state packaging plant, According to the fire department, incident occurred when a tank containing white liquor, a chemical solution, ruptured Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The implosion of a chemical tank at a Washington packaging plant early on Tuesday morning killed killed at least one person and left at least 10 others with injuries including chemical burns, authorities said. The Longview fire department confirmed one fatality at Nippon Dynawave Packaging in a statement on their social media page. It also confirmed eight employees were injured and one firefighter. There are nine people who are employees of the plant who remain unaccounted for, officials said. Continue reading…

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