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Chemical Tank Implodes in Washington State, Killing at Least 1
Multiple workers are still missing after a chemical tank in Washington state imploded on Tuesday, killing at least one person. The now-destroyed chemical tank at a paper plant was …
Aerial video shows ruptured chemical tank in Washington
Aerial video shows ruptured chemical tank in Washington…
Deaths reported in chemical implosion in Washington
Local officials released a joint statement saying a tank containing white liquor, a chemical used in the paper pulping process, had ruptured early Tuesday morning.…
Deaths reported after chemical tank implodes at Washington mill
Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. and local law enforcement said the tank's rupture caused "multiple critical injuries" as well as fatalities.…
‘Implosion’ at Washington state packaging plant injures multiple people
Officials say a hazardous materials incident injured several people but there is no immediately threat to the public…
Garden Grove Reminds California That Competence Saves Lives
Garden Grove gave California a Memorial Day weekend emergency no family wanted: A damaged chemical tank at the GKN Aerospace facility forced tens of thousands of residents from the…
40,000 people under evacuation orders after chemical tank leak in Southern California
About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders and schools shut down Friday in Southern California after a storage tank continued to leak a hazardous chemical that officials said…
40,000 people under evacuation orders after a chemical tank leak in Southern California
At an aerospace plastics facility, a storage tank holding methyl methacrylate, a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts, overheated on Thursday and is now at risk of explodi…
California officials warn massive chemical tank will likely spill thousands of gallons or 'blow up'
Officials say a 34,000-gallon chemical tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove is actively in crisis, prompting urgent evacuations over explosion fears.…