Family members have identified the first victim of Tuesday’s deadly chemical explosion at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, Washington. Gilbert Bernal was killed when a 900,000 gallon tank of a chemical compound ruptured at the paper mill at about 7:18 a.

At least eight are now confirmed dead, and firefighters believe there are three more bodies they have yet to reach, making the crisis the worst industrial disaster in the state’s modern history.

The death toll rises to eight in the devastating Washington paper mill explosion as authorities recover six more bodies from the site of the chemical blast.

The confirmed death toll climbed to two people Wednesday, with nine others presumed dead, after a tank of corrosive chemicals ruptured.

The disaster at the mill in Longview, Wash., which took at least eight lives, was greeted with sadness but not surprise by a community that knew cutbacks and other pressures had raised risks.

Chemical tank implosion at Washington paper mill kills several; hazmat crews respond as officials call “mass casualty” scene.

Multiple people are hurt after a "major chemical explosion" at a plant in Longview, according to the city's fire department.The Longview Fire Department (LFD) s

Authorities in Warren County are investigating the cause behind an explosion Tuesday morning at a paper mill. An alert from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office went out