#BREAKING: Massive explosion at Paper Mill Leaves 10 Hurt, firefighter injured, fatalities unknown

Multiple people were hurt and killed after a "major chemical explosion" at a plant in Longview, according to the city's fire department.

The Longview Fire Department (LFD) said crews are responding to a hazardous materials incident after an implosion involving a vat of white liquor chemical treatment product at the Nippon Dynawave facility at 7:18 a.m. Tuesday.

Officials say there is no immediate threat to the public, but residents were told to stay away from Industrial Way and the surrounding area while emergency crews work.

According to the Washington State Department of Ecology, Nippon Dynawave is a Kraft pulp and paper mill and liquid packaging plant.

White liquor, the source of the implosion, is a strong alkaline liquid made mostly of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide. In the Kraft process, it is used to cook wood chips and turn them into pulp for papermaking by dissolving the substances that hold the wood fibers together. It is considered extremely dangerous and is highly corrosive.

Multiple people have critical chemical burns and other injuries, LFD said on its Facebook page. Ambulances transported them to PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview and PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver.

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