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2 dead, 9 missing after chemical tank rupture at Longview pulp and paper mill in; latest updates
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (60+ words) Recovery efforts continue Wednesday for nine mill employees who are assumed to be dead after a chemical tank ruptured at the Nippon Dynawave Facility in Longview. To stream KGW on your phone, you need the KGW app. Download the KGW…...
2 dead, 9 still missing after Washington paper mill tank implosion and officials say there's no hope of survivors
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (644+ words) LONGVIEW, Wash. " Crews were set to resume searching Wednesday for nine workers at a Washington paper mill where a tank imploded, releasing a highly destructive chemical mixture called "white liquor" and causing at least two confirmed deaths. Officials said in…...
Fatal Givaudan plant explosion was a 'catastrophe waiting to happen,' investigation finds
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (613+ words) Showers continue, but coverage will be less. . A U. S. regulatory board issued its final report Wednesday after its investigation of the fatal Givaudan plant explosion in Louisville, saying it was a "catastrophe waiting to happen." LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) " A U. S. regulatory board…...
'Men do cry sometimes': Washington paper mill community mourns victims of tank implosion
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (326+ words) LONGVIEW, Wash. " Lonnie Koistinen said he was taught at a young age that men don't show emotion. But at age 71, the lifelong resident of Longview, Washington said he couldn't help himself. Not after what happened at the local pulp-and-paper facility…...
Two hurt in powerful explosion at home in Gillespie County
4+ hour, 11+ min ago (57+ words) The blast happened at The Overlook at Bear Creek subdivision. Two hurt in powerful explosion at home in Gillespie County To stream KENS 5 on your phone, you need the KENS 5 app. Download the KENS 5 app Next up in 5 Example video…...
Garden Grove Evacuation Orders Fully Lifted After Crisis
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (338+ words) After 50, 000 residents were evacuated from their homes last week due to a potential chemical explosion, authorities say there is no longer a threat to the community " 5 hours ago All evacuation orders have been lifted in Garden Grove after the Orange…...
Beloved dad killed in Washington state chemical tank rupture: 'We are so heartbroken"
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (238+ words) (LONGVIEW, Wash.) -- A beloved husband, dad and grandfather was killed in the'chemical tank rupture at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state, according to his daughter. Geovana Bernal told ABC News that her father, Gilbert Bernal,'died in Tuesday…...
Authorities say another worker hurt in a Washington mill's tank failure has died, bringing the presumed death toll to 11
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (50+ words) LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) " Authorities say another worker hurt in a Washington mill's tank failure has died, bringing the presumed death toll to 11. Authorities say another worker hurt in a Washington mill's tank failure has died, bringing the presumed death toll…...
Bakersfield Fire Department Haz Mat team contains oil spill on Stockdale Highway
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (107+ words) An oil spill was contained and prevented from going into the storm drains on Stockdale Highway Tuesday morning. The Bakersfield Fire Department said on Tuesday, .. . BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) " An oil spill was contained and prevented from going into the…...
Second death confirmed as recovery operations continue for 9 missing after Longview paper mill implosion
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (213+ words) LONGVIEW, Wash. " A second person has died after a large tank containing corrosive white liquor imploded Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave paper mill in Longview. The Longview Fire Department confirmed the second person died from injuries suffered in the incident…...