LONGVIEW, Wash. — The Longview Fire Department has issued a formal clarification regarding the number of individuals transported to local hospitals following the industrial incident at Nippon Dynawave on May 26, 2026. According to a notice released by Fire Chief Brad Hanning, 10 individuals were transported to hospitals by ambulance as a direct result of the incident. The clarification was issued to correct and update information released during the early stages of the emerge

LONGVIEW, Wash. — May 26, 2026 The community was forever changed on the morning of May 26 when a catastrophic industrial accident occurred at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill along the Columbia River in Longview, Washington. At approximately 7:15 a.m., a massive storage tank containing "white liquor" — a highly caustic chemical solution used in the paper-making process — ruptured and collapsed, releasing hundreds of thousands of gallons of hazardous material throughout the