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malaise

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Wed May 27, 2026, 08:52 PM May 27

Why is this not receiving more coverage - Tank-rupture tragedy may be deadliest in Washington history, governor says [View all]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/washington-paper-mill-implosion

Two people dead and another nine missing and presumed dead after paper mill tank holding chemicals imploded

The death toll from the tank-rupture incident at a Washington state paper mill on Tuesday rose to two, with nine people still missing and presumed dead, authorities said.

The Longview fire department said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon that one person who was transported to the hospital following the disaster at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co on Tuesday morning had died.

“We’re bracing ourselves for this being the deadliest industrial tragedy in modern Washington state history,” Washington governor Bob Ferguson said at a news conference with local authorities on Wednesday.








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Horrible. senseandsensibility May 27 #1
Breaking news last night Rebl2 May 27 #2
Good question! The Repubs are happy ditching workplace safety. spooky3 May 27 #3
This malaise May 27 #4
Indeed. As regulatory agencies and processes are decimated, we will see more tragedies. yellow dahlia May 27 #6
In WA we administer worker safety programs pat_k May 27 #10
The independence of the the states may be one of the lines that will hold. yellow dahlia May 27 #11
In the free states of the U.S. anyway (i.e., blue states) pat_k May 27 #12
Except this falls under state safety and health OnlinePoker May 27 #17
I wasn't restricting my comments to Washington. Nt spooky3 May 27 #18
Awful 😞 MustLoveBeagles May 27 #5
As heard on npr news: cbabe May 27 #7
Damn malaise May 27 #8
I live in Seattle, so it's been big news here. pat_k May 27 #9
Thanks for this malaise May 28 #19
Blue state mr715 May 27 #13
It was the second story yesterday and lead today on the national news sarisataka May 27 #14
Were there regulations that trump removed that are causing these Figarosmom May 27 #15
No. I'm in the chemical industry...and no. Melon May 28 #21
How much you want to bet top management didn't follow the safety rules Stargazer99 May 27 #16
The Koch brothers have their fingers in the paper industry KS Toronado May 28 #20
The safety regulations are a line. Melon May 28 #22
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