11 Dead as All Bodies Recovered After Washington Chemical Explosion
The paper mill uses the chemical to turn wood chips into packaging board used in juice cartons.The search for the missing carried on through the week and was complicated by the treacherous conditions at the blast site. Crews had to wear special protective gear and undergo a decontamination process because of the dangerous chemicals still present.At a news conference on Saturday, Dana Tucker, the coroner in Cowlitz County, Wash., confirmed the identities of the victims. Tucker said the remains of the victims recovered on Saturday had been identified based on multiple factors and that a forensic identification process, involving dental records and other methods, was still pending.“This work has been intense,” Chief Stitch said.
- ▪The paper mill uses the chemical to turn wood chips into packaging board used in juice cartons.The search for the missing carried on through the week and was complicated by the treacherous conditions at the blast site.
- ▪Crews had to wear special protective gear and undergo a decontamination process because of the dangerous chemicals still present.At a news conference on Saturday, Dana Tucker, the coroner in Cowlitz County, Wash., confirmed the identities o
- ▪Tucker said the remains of the victims recovered on Saturday had been identified based on multiple factors and that a forensic identification process, involving dental records and other methods, was still pending.“This work has been intense
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