Daily Mail News
By LAURA PARNABY, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER
Published: 15:43 EDT, 26 May 2026 | Updated: 17:43 EDT, 26 May 2026
Multiple people have been killed and several more are missing after a chemical vat imploded at a paper mill in Washington state.
Nippon Dynawave Packaging in Longview confirmed that several workers died when the toxic tank burst at 7.15am Tuesday.
Mike Gorsuch, battalion chief with the local fire department, described what he saw as a ‘mass casualty scene.’