Eight dead, three missing in Longview paper mill chemical disaster

Crews have recovered six more victims, bringing the death toll to eight after a caustic white liquor tank ruptured at Nippon Dynawave in Longview; three workers remain missing and presumed dead in a hazardous, unstable site. The incident is Washington’s deadliest workplace disaster in a century, leading to the mill shutdown; thousands of gallons leaked toward the Columbia River and authorities are monitoring air and water during the ongoing recovery in a dangerous environment.