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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano

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

A large metal cylindrical tank sits at an angle with its side blown out and several damaged trucks surrounding it.
A chemical tank at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, ruptured early Tuesday. Photograph: David Ryder/Reuters

The implosion of a chemical tank at a Washington packaging plant early on Tuesday morning killed at least one person and left at least nine 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. Nine people who are employees of the plant remain unaccounted for, officials said.

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