LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A second person who was injured when a large chemical tank ruptured at a Washington state paper mill has died, authorities said Wednesday, bringing the presumed death toll to 11, including nine people who were still missing.
Authorities said there was no hope of finding more survivors, but crews were set to resume searching Wednesday for those who went missing following Tuesday's tank failure at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, which also injured eight people, including a firefighter.
The search was delayed over concerns that the ruptured tank might collapse further and spill more of the highly destructive liquid inside, a mixture called white liquor that is used in paper manufacturing. The rupture caused the huge circular tank to buckle on one side, and officials said they would only work during daylight because of the dangers.
