Tank rupture at Nippon Dynawave in Longview of WA state: chemical tank implosion injures/kills; Longview is the city in Cowlitz County, pop ~36k (2010).
A tank rupture at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. has caused multiple chemical injuries and fatalities. Fire, hazmat teams, and hospitals are responding as authorities confirm a mass casualty scene and ongoing containment near the Columbia River corridor.