At least nine people were injured and an unknown number were killed Tuesday when a chemical tank ruptured in Washington state.
The incident began about about 7:15 a.m. (10:15 Eastern time) in Longview, in southwestern Washington’s Cowlitz County, according toABC News.
Injuries — including chemical burns — ranged from minor to critical, a Cowlitz County fire official said. An unknown number of individuals remain missing.
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KOMO-TVin Seattle reported that officials said there was no immediate danger to the public, but that residents were being asked to avoid the area while emergency responders do their work.
The station identified the plant as Nippon Dynawave Packaging, a pulp and paper mill and liquid packaging facility.
It involved an 80,000-gallon tank holding a substance known as “white liquor,” and used in manufacturing paper.
The plant is on the Washington state side of the Columbia River, which forms the border between Washington and Oregon. It employs about 1,000 workers, according to ABC, but it was unclear how many were on the property at the time of the rupture.
At least some of those injured were taken to Portland, Oregon, medical facilities.
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