Washington chemical tank was called unfit for service before deadly failure, investigators find

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Original Load Date Aug. 28, 2026, 3 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 28, 2026, 3 p.m.
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LONGVIEW, Wash. -- An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill "not fit for continued service" 10 months before it failed in May, killing 11 in one of the deadliest U.S. workplace disasters in recent decades, according to a federal report released Friday. The U....