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A 900,000-gallon tank of superheated caustic chemicals imploded at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill in Longview, Washington, on May 26, 2026, killing at least two workers and leaving nine others presumed dead. Governor Bob Ferguson has called the disaster — which released up to 570,000 gallons of white liquor, contaminated the Columbia River, and exposed a pattern of prior safety and environmental violations — the deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history.