A blast at a Japanese Paper plant in the United States resulted in 2 deaths, 8 injuries, and 9 people missing, with a river contaminated by chemicals.

Japan Paper's U.S. Factory: 2 Dead, 8 Injured, 9 Missing, River Pollution

According to Japan's Fuji TV news outlet on May 28: In the explosion accident at a Japanese paper group factory in Washington State on the 26th, a chemical tank rupture caused major casualties. Additionally, leaked chemicals polluted a nearby river, resulting in fish deaths.

In the tank rupture incident at the "Nippon Dynawave Packaging" facility, 2 people have died, 8 were injured (burns), and 9 employees remain missing and have not yet been found.

Local authorities detected pollution in the water quality of the nearby Columbia River due to chemical substances leaking from the ruptured tank, with over a dozen carp found dead. The chemical involved is a mixture of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, used in paper production.

It is estimated that more than 2.1 million liters of chemicals leaked into the surrounding area of the factory. The chances of survival for the nine missing individuals are very slim, but search operations continue under the premise of ensuring safety.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1866395461704704/

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