{"id":2607094,"date":"2026-05-26T19:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/large-emergency-response-underway-as-major-chemical-rupture-rocks-washington-plant\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:01:07","slug":"large-emergency-response-underway-as-major-chemical-rupture-rocks-washington-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/large-emergency-response-underway-as-major-chemical-rupture-rocks-washington-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Emergency Response Underway as Major Chemical Rupture Rocks Washington Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flarge-emergency-response-underway-as-major-chemical-rupture-rocks-washington-plant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607094&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A chemical storage tank at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper facility in longview, Washington, ruptured around 7:15 a.m., causing injuries that ranged from minor to critical, including chemical burns, and leaving an unknown number missing. Officials reported there was no immediate danger to the public, and residents were asked to avoid the area as emergency crews stabilized the incident. The rupture involved an approximately 80,000-gallon tank containing \u201cwhite liquor,\u201d used in paper manufacturing. At least some injured people were transported to medical facilities in Portland, Oregon. Authorities said the cause of the rupture was still under investigation, and more detailed information about fatalities and injuries was being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/driver-killed-in-head-on-collision-in-fullerton\/\" title=\"Driver Killed in Head-On Collision in Fullerton\">withheld pending notification<\/a> of families.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>At least nine people were injured and an unknown number were killed Tuesday when a chemical tank ruptured in Washington state.<\/p>\n<p>The incident began about about 7:15 a.m. (10:15 Eastern time) in Longview, in southwestern Washington\u2019s Cowlitz County, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/multiple-injuries-reported-chemical-explosion-facility-washington-state\/story?id=133316638&#038;cid=social_twitter_abcn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries \u2014 including chemical burns \u2014 ranged from minor to critical, a Cowlitz County fire official said. An unknown number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-leaders-get-unclassified-briefing-on-israel\/\" title=\"Congressional leaders receive briefing on Israel\">individuals remain missing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING UPDATE | Fatalities have been confirmed, as well as multiple critical injuries. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XA7cPxZD3Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/XA7cPxZD3Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KOMO News (@komonews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/komonews\/status\/2059343214562116019?\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/multiple-injuries-after-longview-rocked-by-major-chemical-explosion-at-paper-mill-nippon-dynawave-kraft-pulp-liquid-packaging-plant-emergency-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KOMO-TV<\/a> in 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.<\/p>\n<p>The station identified the plant as Nippon Dynawave Packaging, a pulp and paper mill and liquid packaging facility.<\/p>\n<p>It involved an 80,000-gallon tank holding a substance known as \u201cwhite liquor,\u201d and used in manufacturing paper.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>At least some of those injured were taken to Portland, Oregon, medical facilities.<\/p>\n<p>At a news briefing, according to KOMO, Cowlitz 2 Fire &#038; Rescue Chief Scott Goldstein said the cause of the rupture was unknown, but that rescue crews had more pressing matters to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re dealing with life safety concerns and incident stabilization at this point,\u201d he said, the station reported. \u201cThat will come in the hours and days to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fire chief<\/a> said there are many people still missing, but did not specify a number. There are also various levels of injuries, and the number of fatalities is not being released at this time by Longview authorities. Officials are still investigating how the tank ruptured. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qKL1Qu7Y2O\">https:\/\/t.co\/qKL1Qu7Y2O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KATU News (@KATUNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KATUNews\/status\/2059361332110262505?\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An unknown number of potential victims were missing, Goldstein said at the news briefing.<\/p>\n<p>The wording used to describe the event changed as the day went on. 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