Chemical tank implodes at Washington paper facility, several dead and critically injured

A chemical tank imploded and ruptured at a Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility ​in the U.S. state of ​Washington on Tuesday, resulting in multiple deaths and critical injuries, ​authorities said. Emergency responders remained at the site in the city of Longview in Cowlitz County, about 45 miles north of Portland, Oregon, said the Longview Fire Department in a joint written ‌statement with Nippon ⁠and ⁠the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Department. Multiple patients who suffered from chemical burns and other injuries were transported ​to nearby hospitals. Authorities said the implosion posed "no immediate threat to the surrounding community."