The first victim in a devastating implosion at a Washington paper mill has been named, as the fire chief warned residents to brace for an increasing death toll of 10.
Gilbert Bernal, an employee at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility, died in a chemical blast at his workplace on Tuesday morning, according to his family.
A tank collapsed and spilled about 500,000 gallons of white liquor, a solution of sodium sulfide and sodium hydroxide, which can cause severe burns.
The Longview Fire Department said at a press conference on Tuesday evening that the implosion resulted in at least one fatality, with nine others
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