All missing victims recovered in Washington paper mill explosion

The remains of all missing victims in a Washington state paper mill implosion have been recovered, officials announced Saturday.“Today, on day five of this incident, I can share that we have recovered the ninth and final missing employee of this incident,” Longview Fire Chief Brad Hannig said in a Saturday news conference

The remains of all missing victims in a Washington state paper mill implosion have been recovered, officials announced Saturday.

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“Today, on day five of this incident, I can share that we have recovered the ninth and final missing employee of this incident,” Longview Fire Chief Brad Hannig said in a Saturday news conference.

Recovery efforts had been ongoing since Tuesday’s chemical tank implosion and rupture at the Nippon Dynawave plant in Longview. Two victims were transported to hospitals and later died, bringing the death toll to 11.