Several people suffer burn, inhalation injuries when tank implodes at Washington pulp and paper mill (opens in new tab)

2026-05-26T16:57:35Z LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Several people suffered chemical burns and inhalation injuries Tuesday morning when a tank containing hazardous liquid imploded at a pulp and paper mill in southwestern Washington state, authorities said.It was not immediately clear how many people had been injured or how seriously, but Mike Gorsuch, battalion chief with the fire department in Longview, Washington, described it as a “mass casualty scene.” He said first responders had decontaminated ...