{"id":2609043,"date":"2026-06-01T11:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chemical-tank-disaster-victim-remains-are-found\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:51:45","slug":"chemical-tank-disaster-victim-remains-are-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chemical-tank-disaster-victim-remains-are-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemical Tank Disaster Victim Remains are Found"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fchemical-tank-disaster-victim-remains-are-found%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=2609043&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>Six of nine missing workers have been recovered after a massive chemical tank rupture at a paper mill in Longview, Washington, that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >released caustic liquid capable<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bison-scalded-to-death-in-yellowstones-grand-prismatic-spring\/\" title=\"Bison Scalded to Death in Yellowstone&#039;s Grand Prismatic Spring\">causing severe burns<\/a> and lung injuries. In total, the disaster killed 11 people, with three remaining unaccounted for and eight others injured.<\/p>\n<p>The tank, holding more than 500,000 gallons of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/explosion-kills-employee-at-nebraska-bullet-manufacturing-plant\/\" title=\"Fatal explosion at Nebraska bullet manufacturing plant claims employee&#039;s life.\">chemical mixture<\/a> used in wood processing, collapsed during a shift change at Nippon dynawave Packaging Co. Recovery has been slow due to hazards from remaining chemicals and other industrial risks.Crews have also been decontaminating both victims\u2019 remains and themselves,and they are working to confirm whether nearby damaged buildings are safe to enter.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the cause is still under investigation and that the spill has not noticeably affected air or drinking water. Some contamination reached the Columbia River, but the EPA reported no noticeable impact. The mill\u2019s parent company expressed condolences, while friends and relatives have been confirming identities and raising funds for the families of the victims.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) \u2014 Crews have recovered the remains of six of nine workers who were missing after a massive chemical tank ruptured at at paper mill in Washington state, releasing a flood of caustic liquid capable of causing severe burns and lung injuries, officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In all, 11 people were killed in the disaster, including the three yet to be recovered, and eight injured. It\u2019s one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in recent decades.<\/p>\n<p>A tank containing more than 500,000 gallons (1.9 million liters) of a chemical mixture used to break down wood for making paper collapsed Tuesday morning at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, a city along the Columbia River.<\/p>\n<p>The collapse occurred during a shift change, and the six workers whose remains were recovered had been in an area where they would congregate in the morning as they awaited their assignments for the day, said Matt Amos, Longview fire battalion chief.<\/p>\n<p>Among the victims were a grandfather who was always willing to help anyone and a young husband described as selfless and caring, according to friends who organized fundraisers for the victims\u2019 families.<\/p>\n<p>The recovery of the victims has been slow and deliberate, complicated by the dangers posed by the remaining chemicals and other industrial hazards, Amos said. Crews were steering clear of a zone closest to the tank, in case of further collapse. They have been working with engineers to determine whether damaged buildings around the tank are safe to enter.<\/p>\n<p>As they collect the remains, crews must decontaminate them before turning them over to the coroner\u2019s office for identification. The searchers also must decontaminate themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the cause of the disaster is still under investigation. They have not released the names of those who were killed, but friends and relatives had begun confirming their names and posting online fundraisers to support their families.<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert Bernal, a grandfather who was an electrician at the plant, was the first confirmed death, said his friend Todd Cornwell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extremely-toxic-miley-cyrus-brother-trace-warns-women-to-stay-away-from-onlyfans-gets-frank-about-men\/\" title=\"Miley Cyrus&#039; brother Trace cautions against OnlyFans, highlights men&#039;s honesty.\">genuinely good people<\/a> that you\u2019ve ever met. He would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. He was always there willing to help in whatever needed to be done,\u201d Cornwell said.<\/p>\n<p>CJ Doran, who was 26, was among those presumed dead, according to a GoFundMe post verified by the crowdfunding site.<\/p>\n<p>He was a husband who was \u201cthe spiritual leader of their family, the joy of their home, and the family provider,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<p>Other victims included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/love-and-stability-for-john-forsbergs-children\">John Forsberg<\/a>, a father to two young children; Jared Ammons, who had two children and another on the way; and Braydon Finkas, an electrician at the plant who, along with his longtime partner, Kaitlyn Kincaid, took in exchange students and others in need at their home in Cathlamet, according to their friend Rex Czuba.<\/p>\n<p>Finkas was always willing to help someone cut hay or to buy a beer for a new face in their small town, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a really big part of the town,\u201d Czuba said. \u201cHe really jumped in and became a part of the community so quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tank failure also injured eight people, including a firefighter. Some suffered burns or inhalation injuries, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The mill\u2019s Japanese parent company, Nippon Paper Group, said in a statement Wednesday that it was offering its \u201cdeepest condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Thursday the spill hadn\u2019t contaminated the air and drinking water in and around Longview, a city of about 40,000 people along Washington\u2019s border with Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>The community, which was founded at the confluence of the Cowlitz and Columbia rivers by a Kansas City timber baron in the 1920s, has deep ties to paper and lumber industries.<\/p>\n<p>Generations of families have worked in the mills, and many residents who spoke with The Associated Press had family members or friends connected to the Nippon Dynawave plant. The sprawling facility, which employs about 1,000 people, makes material for tissues, printing paper, cups, plates, and cartons. It sits along the Columbia next to other timber, paper and chemical businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Crews were working to flush water from ditches near the plant and dilute it before pumping it into the river.<\/p>\n<p>Some contamination has reached the river, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it has had no noticeable effect.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Johnson reported from Seattle. 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