Longview paper mill disaster could be ‘deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history,’ governor says ^8.9%

KUOW - By OPB Staff - 5/28/2026, 1:16 AM

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Updated at 6 p.m. Wednesday 5/27/26 The confirmed death toll from a chemical tank rupture in Longview has now climbed to two, officials said Wednesday morning, with another nine people presumed dead. “We’re bracing ourselves for this being the deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history,” Gov. Bob Ferguson said at a... more