A chemical solution used to turn wood into paper pulp is now at the center of Washington’s deadliest industrial tragedy in ...

The damaged tank at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. held approximately 900,000 gallons of white liquor, a chemical used in paper processing, authorities said.

Several people were either hurt or killed in a rupture of a chemical tank at a pulp and paper plant in Washington state.

The talk in Longview – an industrial and shipping hub along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington – centered on the search for nine people presumed dead.

Mixing dangerous chemicals with high temperatures and pressure can amount to a recipe for disaster under the right conditions ...

In a joint statement, Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. and local law enforcement said the tank's rupture caused "multiple critical injuries" as well as fatalities. Authorities said some victims suffered ...

Eight deaths were confirmed as of Thursday afternoon. “We support efforts to fully understand the root cause of this incident and identify measures that can help prevent similar tragedies in the ...